The Herald, 3 mai 1897, lundi 3 mai 1897

[" at.on | gan \\Pp + f Cur, nly \u20189 ig 183 j yesx er, at, 8 dut: nat s Hs bim t [MEN , nplers 7 arks' © | I ean eo wh ch tik chart stat Browne Ch.ends: .he rm ro tn.- dyne 4 edr à mj ods nm 7\" ns an! ecetr 4 he 0°?av ber \u2018le dror 5 eaterf nt che ou\u201d ai + te wm Gr 1s 1 - particularly \u2014\u2014 You haven't all the LOCAL NEWS until you have THE HERALD.eT = gor YE AR.mtr \u2014\u2014 - - 0e \u2014 on.No.103.> LYNN=AR.:: OND The Climax of an Administration Which Has Had Many Railway Deals by Which the Pubiic Treasury or Credit Have Been Exploited.- | LAST EDITION.MONTREAL, MONDAY, MAY NTEREST ON TWENTY-YEAR BONDS 1S TO BE PAID OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF BOND ISSUE.Mr.C.N.Armstrong Claims That the Transaction is erely Carrying Out the Provisions of the Law\u2014The Self-Imposed \u2018\u2018Conditions\u201d\u2019 and the Reorganization of the Company.Ven tbe history of railway construc- this companyv's bonds.But when it is re- Lu this Province comes to be written ü \u2014d be found that we have escaped none w \u2018huæ forms vË exploiting and bleeding ¢ uments and bondholders that have leew invented in any part of the world.it dl be found that nothing short of the * sions of our borrowing credit, and at ts warcely that, has put restriction 4, a the follies and crimes into which * Canadian securities in England.} cans and railway promoters have in- +.the Province.lj ie our railway policy.And now when t.public has been aroused against the ücrecse of that debt we find the needy p -ician and the needy charter-specu- lator putting their heads together to de- tac other means of profiting at the public t:peuse.We have had experience of the + :st methods of railway promotion by }-liical influences.We have seen the de- v! pment of the worst methods of con.Krucion aud subsidizing by which contours and politicians have grown rich Locther at the expense of the public tx sury and the foreign investor.We L.seen the pouring of Government and 4\u2026ipal money and land grants (subse- k ily converted to a cash basis) into {: mavs of projectors whose projects *e still in the air.We have seen the -kouts Kailway with 113 miles of ! | rexiving Government and municipal Li to the amount of $978,450 and with a bied debt of $2,258,133 and yet in 1895 ' 4 gress earnings of only $52,946, leaving à «fut oï 81,021, We have seen the Baw é : Chaleurs Railway (with 80 miles built) Lx.\u2026.0g Government and municipal aid Our debt is due sole: & 340,00 and.with a deficit in net earn- | #3 under Government operation for the * x quarter of this year oË a couple t Husund dollars; all upon a share \u20ac ul où W0,000.The record might be t'ehded at great length if it were neces- G Ww do more to recall to the people of svt the railway history of the Province.+ Guvernments hava been trapped ery blunder which shrewd specu * bave submitted to them.And now ) ie lace to face with the clearest proof , \u201cres under the Flynn Government + Be chunge of policy.In the whole # vur railway bonusing and financing 3 nu Project which has been adopted, PT fur the influencing of constituen- \u2019 he the fattening of an election Ch 15 less defensible than the \u201c ue which the Flynn Government \\ ue with the promoters of mie Lake Superior Railway.,Ç é the past twenty vears many of \u201ctuduan Cnterprises that have baen \u2018va the English marke 7% Worthless in value , © PEures o fraud a * : that + .the confidence =} \u2019 IS + .1 t have proven and so evident- nd misrepresen- of the British ve 8 Canadian investments has CL 5 senously shaken, y 8 Ties of glittering bb fhe \u2018e the eye but not to fill the \u201cie a oy estor will have been reach- vo antic aud Take Superior Raijl- : \u2019 re y i successful in inducing capi- oe vested in its bonds on Wey that these bonds will sn > the Quebec Government., aude imagine ce found who &siun È .Ol the de te \u2026 Purchasa t | teed Mr ps + \"be; ult that whole 0 such an 1\u20ac ; © 83 is proposed in r A SUI IN ARITHMETIC As Worked by t Par Ya.D EE Sa RW - Chosi +, | see Sees sores .\u2026.\u2026.pay Clair ed With Government say .£5,050,0:.0 \u201ci an ns againgt company say S00.000 e f Pedy Lala , Count fe brokerage charges, and possible dis- A PUR par, Gay.200,000 6,000,000 Yelle c +.- , hie | \"VE Csuatruction purposes.2,970,000 la twenty years what | he Atlantic & Lake Superior Railway Company.will the bonds be worth?| membered that capitalists were found tilling to invest in bonds of the Temis- couata Railway under somewhat similar provisions, as to the guarantee, there is reason to fear that there is mora method than madness in the intentions of the South Shore people.The Temiscouata : Railway deal has done much to discredit It is \u2018only a few weeks since that a gentleman in this city received a letter from a leading financial firm in London asking him if there were no means whereby the certain depreciation in Canadian securities that will follow the maturity of the Temiscouata \u2018bonds may be averted.These bonds are \u2018now selling at only 25 cents on the dollar.They will mature in August next, and when the last payment of Government- guaranteed interest is made the value of the bonds is almost certain to fall much lower.But bad as the Temiscouata scheme was it will be far outdone in its effect on the value of our securities held in England by this South Shore and Lake Superior scheme if it is allowed to be consummated.What is it that the promoters of this scheme have induced the Government of the Province to undertake ?They have received a promise from Mr.Flynn of a guarantee of four per cent.per annum payable semi-unnually on an issue of bonds for $8,270,000 upou the line from Montreal to (raspe.To provide for this interest tha company proposes to deposit with the (fuvernment a sum sufficient to pay the interest for the term of twenty years\u2014the full life of the bonds.Now if the bonds are sold at par they will realize $8,270,000, which sum should be devoted under ordinary circumstahces to the work of corstruct- ing and equipping the railway, and it would be the work so performed which would form the security to the bondholders for the re-payment of their money.In the extraordinary course proposed by the company, and which the Government is endorsing, the greâter portion of this sum of $8,270,000 must be placed in the hands of the Government to provide for the interest payments.In other words, instead of spending the borrowed money on the railroad it is to be devoted to paying interest to the meen from whom it was borrowed.That is to say, the major portion of the capital borrowed is to be paid back in the shape of interest, and when the bonds mature there will be little or no assets available that have been paid for out of the bond issue.lt may with safety be said that where such remarkable financial schemes lave been applied it is not probable that at the maturity of the bonds there will bi assets that owe their existence to the sale of stock.The whole scheme is so unbusinesslike that it would The climax | pe unreasonable to expect that even the projects des- money of stockholders will be put to any | more profitable use than will that of the bondholders.In round figures some 60 per cent.of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the | providing they realize par, will have to be be deposited with the Government.This will It | leave about three millions vË dollars, of any which probably $800,000 will be devoted to Will, after paving claims that stand at present against scheme, the company, of which $150,000 is sure to he bonds that be claimed by Mr.Armstrong.This will extraor- leave only two millions out vf eight millions egard to ! tu be devoted to the construction of the TRONG UARANTEE.rcad.Such an extraordinary proposal has but to be stated to create suspicion, and urless some explanation can be made which will show the transaction in a better light there will be absolutely no justifica tion for the part which the Flynn Government has taken, and there will be ample reason why thie investing public should lcok with the gravest doubt upon the bends of the Atlantic and Lake Superior when they are presented to them.The duty of the electorate of the Pro vince is at this juncture presented to them most clearly, The Flynn Administration in its dying moments has dared to perpetrate a job which proves that it is a worthy successor to the Administration, the name of which will ever be connected with the notorious Paris loan.Mr.Flynn has reel:- lessly endangered the credit of this Province.He has committed it to a scheme which on its face is devised for the primary purpose of deluding the British investor.He has countenanced a proposition to pay back capital to these investors in ihe shape of interest.He has wilfully struck a blow at the confidence which the moneyed men of the world must feel in securities of this Province, and of this Dominion, if we are to be enabled to carry on the business of developing this country.It is now more clearly than ever the duty of the ælectors to put Mr.Flynn aside in order that this und other schemes set on foot by him may be frustrated.It behooves every business man to set his face like a flint against a Government which has ventured in its dying moments to endorse a scheme that can only result in loss to the English capitalist and in disgrace to this Proviuce and Dominion.Mr.Flynn has talked volubly in regard to small economics which he claims to have effected, but of what value are his petty savings-which ure in them- sclves doubtful\u2014if he at one blow shat- tiers the credit of the s\u2019rovince and shows to the world that he is prepared to abandon his position as a watch-dog of the public interests at the \u2018dictation of any men who have selfish ends to serve and are willing to lend themselves to his demands.What is it that Mr.Flynn stands to win if this deal goes through ?The vote of ihe electors in the South Shore, counties and in Gaspe.The proposition is one of the most barefaced bids for popular support that has ever been made in this Province.By the deal Mr.Flynn hopes to strengthen his chances in these ridings, while his friend, Mr.C.N.Armstrong, 1s interested in securing the amounts which he is claiming against the Baie des Cha- Murs Railway.THE \u2018\u2018 CONDITIONS.\u201d The Qld Debts to bo Paid\u2014After That, Well What Mattors At ?What do the conditions proposed by Messis.Thibaudeau, PYrefontaine, Armn- strong, et al, upon themselves amount to?The chief condition is that \u201cthe company is prepared to allow the whole proceeds of the bonds issue, less such sum as may now be in due connection with it, to be placed in the hands ot the (tovern- ment and to be paid out to the company a3 the construction of the line progresses.What does it mean?First and foremost it means that the prescut debts of the company will be paid out of the bond issue.These debts it is said amount to $800,000.Out of the proceeds of the bonds, therefore, there will be handed over to Messrs.Thibaudeau and Armstrong $800,- 000 to be disbursed without check or sale guard as to the character of the claims which will be put in against it.For instance Mr.Armstrong is said to have a claim which is included in these debts amounting to $150,000; \u2014a nice little slica for the indefatigable promoter.It :a worth all the effort and all the perss- tence which , he \u2018has put foath\u2014it is easily worth sharing up with m.mbers of such a generous and courageous Govern: ment to get that $800,000.If in fact thra were all there is to the scheme we would say that a very profitable transaction has been put through by Messrs.Thibaudeau, Armstrong and its other prospective bene- ficiaries\u2014not to mention the Ministers who are now to be classed as preferred creditors of the most preferred kind.What therefore, need they care about a condi tion which says that the residue of the bond issue, whatever that may amount to, is only to be paid out as construction upon the road progresses.What is tho use of their bothering their heads about further construction?IHow much further construction is there to be?Or if there turns out to be anv, well and gool, there ares tiHl tricks in the railway construction which Government inspectors are not over- hard upon.Anyway that $300.00 will be what the players in another game than this would call \u201cvelvet \u201d But the above is the conditiun as proposed by the railway company.Tne condition which the Government has substituted for it although much the same 1s even less clear.It reads: \u201cThe produ.t of the obligations cr bonds of the Atlantic and Lake Saperior Railway Company will Le employed in the proportions determined by common accord to construct the two portions of the road above mentioned (from Sorel to Levis and from Cap- lin to Gaspe Basin) and paid by the Government itself to the contractors, laborers und furnishers, and the balance to the company on the certificate of the chief engineer of the Department of Publie Works.\u201d It is hazy and indetinite.What, for instance, doea \"by common accord\u201d mean?If the limitations were intended to be workable it could easily have been drait- el so as to convey some meinnz.We conclude therefore that it is not supposed te have any meaning.It is the same with the one or two wiher clauses which refer to the construction «f the railway.What does it mean for example, to suy that \u2018the company sinust be reorganized in a manner to offer guar antees judgel sufficent\u201d by the Ciovern- ment or by Mr.Nantel \u201cthat they will be able to construct the line between Sorel and Levis (or Chaudiere) in the course of the present year and the line between Caplin and Gaspe Basin io two or at the most three vears from this date, (April 1897)\u201d?What guarantees are sufficient?And what does this stipulated.reorganization mean?What humbuggiog inconsistency it is for the Government to enter into an agree \u2014\u2014 pn 3, 1897.~ PRICE ONE CENT.ment with Messrs Thibaudeau, Prefontaing Armstrong, Cumplell, et al, of such ug- precedented charcter as this one while at the same time declaring that they have not confidence in these gentlemen, This elap in the faces of the men who are the Ministers\u2019 pals in the scheme is simply a concession to the couv.ction entertained by everybody who is acquain:- ed with the Atlantic & lake Superior Rai\u2019- Way company, that the men with whom the Ministers have entered into this con- Spiracy against the credit of the Province are charter-speculators The ministers know as the people of Quebec know that these men 15, are not substantia) enouzh to have either the public purs or the publie credit p'uel at their disposal.The \u201cconditions\u201d ig go.thing more or less than a confession of the spurious character of the whole tran- sactiou.Mr, C.N.Armstrong in The Herald office this morning declared that the only re-organization of the company evhich is intended by reason of the agreement with the Government is the admission tu the directorate of the three appointees of the Government.The directorate is composed of nine members.The law provides already that the Government shall have the power to appoint two directors of any company which receives public subsidies.So that only one additional director is granted im consideration vf the gnuran- tee.The reason that the Ottawa Government refused to deal with the Atlantic and Lake Superior Company was that they did not consider the men behind it responsible enough to carry on the work toward which they were asking assistance.Ar.Laurier replying to a question put by Mr.Prefontaine in the House of Commons last Friday said : \u201cWhen any responsible person or company submit to the Crovern- ment a proposition for the extension of the Baie des Chaleurs Railway to Gaspe Basin the Government will be disposed favorably to consider the project with the view of determining how fur it shall receive material assistance.It was with a view, no doubt, to smoothe over the unpleasant question which is thus raised that Mr.Flynn put into the agreement Words which carry the inference that the company must be strengthened before the Government will carry out the bargain.But that pretence is destroyed by Mr.Armstrong's statement that there is to be no other re-organization except that necessitated in the appointment of the three (iovernment directors.\\ TWO WEEKS\u2019 WORK.the Just Fourteen Days Bei{ween Receipt of the Proposition and Its Adoption.Everything about the transaction with the Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway Company is interesting.It will be noticed that the letters from Méssrs.Thibaudean and Armstrong upon which the Government acted were only sent on the 9th April, a month before the elections.The Government appear to have taken just two weeks in which to consider the matter and to come to a final understanding with Messrs.Thibaudeau and Armstrong.On the 24h of April, two weeks from polling day, a report was made to council by Mr.Flynn.Upon the same day that the minister made his report it was adopted by the Cabinet: its details were.of course, already familiar, having been the subject, no doubt, of several conferences.Two days later the signature of the administrator gave to the bargain as much solemnity as can be attached to any decision of the group of ren in whose hands, uufortu- nately, the affairs \u2018of the Province must remain for a few days longer.Thus, between the 10th of April, when the Covernment received the proposal, and the 24th.was adopted a policy which, it carried out.will do more damage to Quebec's credit and to the credit of Canada generally than can be undone in a generation, FOR CONSTRUCTION?Some Calculations Which Will be Juteresting to the Xeople in the South Shore Countics.No one can read the agreement entered into between the Government and the company without noticing the frequency with which the localities between Sorel and Levis, Caplin and Gaspe Basin and Metapedia and Caplin are worked intu it.They are rung into six cut of the seven clauses of the document.let us look for a moment at what these lucali- ties are likely to get in the way of von- struction.Ve can get at what the promoters of this deal expect to do with their bond is sue by looking at what their expectations were two years ago.At that time they issued a prospectus in Lundun through Robinson, Fleming & Company, inviting applications for $2.430.000 of first mortgage 20-vear bonds.That issue was to have been guaranteed by the Federal Gov- erument during the whole 20 yeurs oË its lite at 4 per cent.As the issue was \u201cpart of the company\u2019s authorized isxue of $20.000,000, it may be concluded that the promoters in fixing the figure at cnly $2.- 430.000 probably considered that that was all they could dispose of at one time.Since 1895 the Atlantic and [ake Superior credit has not improved; neither is the guarantee of the Province of Quebec as goal as the guarantee of the Dominion.Then, tou, in 1895 the price vf the bonds was put at 99.Now.if $2,450.000 of first mortgage bonds guaranteed by th: Dominion were expected to scll at 99.what price is expected for an issue of bonds amounting to $3,270.000 under the guarantee of the Province\u201d Suppose we say that the price will be 90, what amount will be left for the construction of the road betw.en Norel and Levis and Caplin and Gaspe Basin?If the whole issue were disposed of the figures would Le approximately us ful- lows : $8,270.0,0 of bonds at 90 would furnish .12 42 22 22 42 ST 443,000 Amount to de deposited to guarantee interest, say.- .4.570.000 Balance .2,873.000 Debts, say .500.000 Balance for construction .82.073,000 Nothing is allowed in this approxi mation for brokerage.According to it the bondholders are to put up $7.443.000 for the sake of having $2.000.000 go into the road.But it 18 bevond likelihood that the whole issue will be disposed of.The idea which the promters had in 1885 furnishes us with tolerably good guidance: If we take.therefore.their plan of that year the figures will be: Receipts from $2,439,000 of bonds at 90.\u2026.\u2026 .\u2026 \u2026 .$2,187,000 Amount necessary to guarantee, BUY, se eo te ve su es ve += .1,360,000 Balance.8% se oe .\u2026 oa oo $627,000 On this busis there would be not cnouzh left ts pay the debts of the company.That would not satisfy either promoters or Min: ters, Some une may say that wa are not allowing a suflicient price for th: bonds.Well, 1-t ua take 95, which is perhaps as much as they will fetch and let us also suppose that they dispose of ive million dollars of their bonds.It will then stand hke this: Received from bonds at 95.24,7:50,000 Guarantee fund .es 3,392,060 Bulance., +.v0 ve oo oe .31,353,000 Debts, Say, a8 °° 99 06 oe ou oo 800.000 Balance for construction .£538.000 Could anything be more ridiculous than to talk of constructing a railway Upon the kind of wild-cat, Lite flying financing that is involved in such a scheme.it is designed, who can doubt, but to construct a railway but to feather the Iv is designed.who can doubt, not to construct a railway, but to feather the nests of thuse who engineer it, and to supply campaign funds tu à juuto ol politicians who will trade their publie honor and b«trav their trusts in return for a share of the plunder of the unfortunate Lcndholder in England.THE PROMOTERS TALK Messrs.Armstrong nnd Thibaudeau Satisfied, but not sv Ald.Prefuontaine.Mr.C.N.Armstrong, whu has been out of tuwu fur some days, returned on Saturday.A Herald reporter saw him and asked him his opinion on the action uf the Government in the bond-interest-guar- antee matter.He replied that in his opinion the Government had done what was quite right.He also referred in anything but complimentary terms to the ar ticles published by The Herald on the sitbjeet, which he claimed were in many cases incorrect, \u201cOf course you reap some substantial advantage from the guarantee\u2019 \u201cWe are getting just what we are entitled Lo, the same as every other railroad in the Province.The Government have done what the Company asked.and my opinion, as vou ask it, is that it is all vight.They are giving us no favors, but are simply carrying out the law.\u201d \u201cThen the guarantee is to ¢ost no money to the Province?\u201d \u201cNu.If vou read the order-in-council you will see that.We have tu deposit with the Government the cash to pay the interest as it matures, so that it really only acts as trustee.\u201d Sheriff Thibaudeau was seen in reference to the matter, and asked for an expression of his opinion, He said: \u201cAh! T am glad that you came, although T am interested in the railroad.You see there is a false impression among the people regarding the Government guarantee.\u201d \u201cIn what respect!\u201d \u201cWell, the Government will not need to spend one cent of the Province\u2019s money.The amount of the guarantee for 20 years will be deposited in the hands of the Government in Federal or Provincial bonds, so that they will simply have to realize a certain quantify of them in the open market each year as the interest falls due.So that the Government, you see, will run no risk, but simply benefit the company with a tacit approval of their enterprise.\u201d \u201cIs that all the advantage the Company will derive?\u201d No.The Government guarantee while it only makes it a trustee, will be of greut advantage to the Company in many ways.For instance, it will permit it to float its own bonds more advantageously, and get a far better price for them than would be possible without the guarantee.\u201d \u201cAld.Prefuntaine, who is also interested in the Company, wus also spoken to with reference tu the order-in-rouneil, but did not seem to be nearly as pleased with it as tne others who had been seen.\u201cDo you approve of the action of the Executive?\u201d was asked.\u201cWell, T hardly can say that.With the conditions put in the guarantee, it is simply valueless.It is like the offer they made to us with reference to the bridge.it is so hedged about with conditions that it is made a perfect blind.\u201d \u201cWere you not granted $500,000 to that obieet.\"Yes, but in such a way as to be useless.In this cas> T am astonished that a nan serious enourh to hold the office of Premier, would c.andescend to trv such a bluif on the people.Mr.Flynn must have known when having such conditions put in the order in-enuncil that they could not be executed.The thing is a perfect farce.\u201d COUPON CLIPPINGS.Sm» Points That May Have Been Overlooked in the Observations Made Above.\u2014-\u2014\u2026\u2014 What dues the Province get out of it ?Where will be the bondholders\u2019 security at the end of twenty years 7 Mr.Flynn's new poles : fleeced fur campaign purposes.Will Quebee submit to something nt which the rupportars of the Conservative Government at Ottawa revolted ! Since when has it Leen considered good policy fur a Government to endorse railway schemes that are largely in the air ?Bondholders Is the guarantee of the Province of Que- bee something that can be bought by railway promoters whose scheme is only in the air?At the Lest the bondholders are asked to put up $8.270,000 su that about two and three quarter millions can go toward construction.The promoters called them *tirst wort- gage\u201d bonds in 1893.We suppuse this issue will be called the same.Rut where 1s the property to be mortgaged ?Has the Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway Company's line been coustructed to a sufficient extent to warrant the issue of £8.270,000 of bonds upon it?The Holy Minerve has not yet brought itself to defend the transaction.It published the bargain this morning, without waking any editorial reference to it.The promoters and the Ministers appear to think that so long as the Pruvince 14 not tu be plundered of its cash they may dv what they hke with the cred.t of the Province.Mr.Laurier demanded responsible per- sors as the first condition of receiving Government aid.Mr.Flyun accepted the men whom Mr.laurier refused to deal with.\u2018The Temisxcouata R ailway binds are due next August and are seeking purchasers at 25 cents on the dollar.How many more Temiscouata railways can the credit vi Quebec stand ?What benefits wil accrue from +e Editor of The Heraid: foundation in lu t, and Teul facts of the case.sed, have given effect to it.these lines would never bers of towards its realization.ment touk place.Quebec Government.completion of the line to Gaspe.will have justice done to it.ies placed in its hands.interest tive payment of sible for it.we ask Montreal, 3rd May, 1897.+066 ce.++e++ 000000046900 0000000000000OOOO Letter from Mr.Armstrong.Sir,\u2014~The writer of the articles in your issues of Thursday and Saturday on the subject uf the guarantee of the interest on this Company\u2019s bonds by the Quebec Goverment is either very ill-informed as to the railway legislation of this Province, or he is seeking by gross musrepresentations, and more, to influence public opinion against the present (Government, Ihe statement made Ou \u2018bursday that an annual charge of $120,000 Was placed on the Province by the arrangement made could have nu could ouly be made with a view to injure those against whoin it was directed.lished alter ample time had been given to become fully acquainted, with the cunditivns ot the guarantee amd yet no apolugy ws made for \u2018l'hura- day's attack, and your readers are allowed to remaw Im error as to the 1 trust that you w:ll allow me the opportunity of laying before your readers these fucts that they can then draw their own conclusions.tor over twenty years the statutes of the Province have provided for the granting of just such guarantees as that now given, and any rail Way company could obtain them by complying with the conditions impo- The first act has been amended on several occasions, no effort has been made by either political party to repeal it and both parties Jt is under this act that the Quebec (entral, the Quebec and Lake St.John and many other railway companies Lave obtained guarante.s and 1 muy be said that without these guaranteed fiuve been completed.The Atlantic and Lake Superior Company applied under this act for a guarantee long before the date of the elections was tixed and there 1s no connection whatever between the arrangements for the guare ante and the elections and in order that you may not repeat the charge that the raising \u2018of a campaign fund has a direct bearing\u201d upon this transaction 1 will at once state that neither directly tor indirectly has the company or any one connected with it pad or promised to Pay any subscription to the campaign iund, or to any fund, or to meme the Governmeut, ur tu any one else in its interest.to put & stop tu these repeated charges of dishonest dealing, and if they are continued it will be at the risk of those making them.As to the need of the railway it may be pointed out that for forty years efforts have been made to obtain the construction of the Soutk Shore section and that every Government during that time knowledged tbe need vË it.The Baie des Chaleurs section was first incorporated in 872 and during the twenty-five years that have sinca elapsed both political parties endorsed the enterprise and granted aug The repudiation by Mr.Foster of his engagements was a severe blow to the enterprise, and while the company was endeavoring to bring tha Dominion Government to a sense of its obligations a change of Govern- The negotiations with the Laurier Government seeins ed to be progressing favorably, but month after month passed without any definite conclusion being come to, and as the company did not wish to lose another season they this spring pressed for a reply and being unable to get any they fell back on their right to get a guarantee from the That Government could not refuse, but it is proper to say that the Premier declined to give any answer until he was convinced that the Dominions Government did not intend to undertake the As to the claims of the enterprise itself, when it is pointed out that one-third of the population of this Province lives within ten miles of this line it will be sufficient to show its importance.Canadians in this year of Jubilee to be prevented from obtaining means of communication with one another, vince, because it is thought by certain politicains that one of the politi cal partied may obtuin some advantage owing to its gauging public opinion more accurately than its adversaries?Premier Flynn has been the first Premier either at Quebec or Ottawa to properly; appreciate the sitnation, and having done su he has had the courage of his opinions, and has decided that a long suffering population In doing this he will have the support of the vast majority of the right-minded people of the Province.As tor the guarantee itself, it dues not add one dollar to the obligations of the Province.The Government acts as a trustee to pay out the mon- 1t is the undoubted responsibilty of the trustee that gives confidence to the investors, for twenty years and the sinking fund provided to redeem the principal makes the bond a very desirable investment and neither the Province, those connected with the issue, or tha investors, will ever have any reason to regret their connection with it.If the construction of this line is again delayed through politicul mae chinations there will certainly be a day of reckoning with those respons It is high time that this enterprise should be allowed to work out its own salvation as any other enterprise and that the public be allowed u fuir chance to judge of its merits or demerits.Yours truly, mp CCP PPPPCPPPPPP00 0000 OO 000000 ~ ie e\u2014 ew - | The arucle of Saturday was putr- It is time has ac- Are half a million and the business centres of the Pro- Ju this particular case the posi OS SOS 0090 0000000690026 66000008600000085 000090000002 PEIPP C0007 06000000000 00000000000 +.Fair play is all C N.ARMSTRONG, \u201c Managing Director.+++.eee20606000t00000000ee0e00 the deal besides the payment of the large claims which Mr.Armstroug und other generous promoters bave against the new bound issue 7 That form of honesty which prevents an honest man from allowing his name to be used in the promotion of a bunco steerer's business appeurs to be beyond the compre- hehsion of Messrs IMlynn & Co.What is to be thought vf a Government that mixes itself up- that in fact endorses a company which proposes to pay interest on bonds out of the muney received from the «ale of these bunds ?The commonest honesty as well as good policy would require that before a Gov- ermment lent its name to a railway project it should satisfy itself that there was capital back of the live or otter evidence of solvency.The Baie des Chaleurs lailway has received i million and a half of publie money and has built only 80 miles of road.Upon those 80 miles the grosa earnings in the vear 1395 were $1,891, leaving a de- fiat of $78.Can the credit of Quebec stand being mixed up with a railway project which hus no money behund it except what it can raise on bonds which canuot themselves be sold except by virtue of the Provinces guarantee * That British Columbia Mining Company which has been guaranteeing twelve per cent.dividends from a mine that has not vet been opened need not despair of getting the name of the Premier of Quebec endursed on their most wild-cat prospectus.Mr.Armstrong was very sure at Mr.Foster because he {.ltered and backed out of the scheme in 1895 \u201cvhen so much of a hubbub was raised in financial circles.He w:l Likely pay over some money to Mr.Flynn at once to bind the bargain.That was the mistake he made with Mr.Foster.Mr.Foster had the excuse in 1895 that the Government waa in need of money and that in return for the use vf Canada\u2019s \u2014 ernment gave him and his precious comes pany all that they ask for; impose condis tions which were suggested by the coms pany itself, and Ald.Prefontaine is not appreciative; he actually abuses Premier Flynn.But, perhaps, Le is more appreciative than appears.It is pretty good policy to profess discontent; only it looks strange that along with Ald.Prefontaine's discontent are expressions of content from Messrs.Thibaudeau and Armstrong Anybody who wants to read à nice bit of ef frontery and bluffing should not fail ta read Ald.Prefontuine\u2019s interview in ane other column 014$ > OPINION FROM GASPE: Mr.Flynn's Bid Will Not Save Mis Political Neck in His Own County, 2 Gaspe, May 2.\u2014 (Special )\u2014The follows ing opinion is expressed by Mr.Robert Lindsay : =Mr.Flynn's telegram to the clectors of this county in wailcn he states that he has guaranteed the interest cn the bonds vi the Baie des Chaleurs Railway Company, and saying that it is understood the company will commence operations immediately, 13 not an act to be proud of.ly not this the sume company that bas been furnished with millions of dellars by the Quebec ard Federal Governments, and that has been promising to build the Baie dea Chaleurs Railway for the last twenty-five vears and vet has only succeeded 1a constructing eighty miles of the road as well as establishing a reputation for boodling.second to none in the Dominipn?If Mr.Flynn considers this a de:itton which will induce the electors of this coun.tv tu renew the confidence they have placed in him for eighteen years, ne will fnod | his mistake on the eleventh inst.This ! telegram from Mr.Flynn is undoubtedly \"meant to create s false impression among the people and is on a par with the ate tempt lately made Ly him, and his cols credit.wbich was being rented out to Mr.| leagues in this county t d fist Armstrong.the Government was getting ! eee A rive > Su ps Snermen 230.000 at 3 per cent.interest.somethane to thiuk that the Provincial Government less than would have to be paid for a have control of the Salmon Bzreries in .| tidal waters.So far has this fraud temporary loan in the ordinary course.\u2018 ) i .anna Gone It is not much vf à reason, but Mr.Flynn | that the Crown Land agent here has.ac has not even that poor reason.He has cepted applications to fish with nets for been telling us that bis G vernment has 2 OP: 1 MANDY instances acting thus on à surplus of Tones.instructions Teceivel from the Commiz- : sioner of Crown Lands.This is only ane other proof of the purity of the dying hours of the Flynn Administration.ny: ¢ (See Also Puge 5.) Ald.Prefontaine is quuted as saying that | the guarantee is so hedged about with conditions as to be valueless.Now this is ungrateful of Ald.Prefontaine.The Cov- Cd em \u2014 ett lh cee. a 3 NEWS OF THE SUBURBS |RECEINED WITH JO.AFTER FINE YEARS.Ps Grace Church Has Made Wonderful Progress.tete À PLEASING RETROSPECT.Still Arranging for the Jubilee Celebration.Westmount's Improved Scavenging System Goes Into Operation To- day\u2014 A General Clean Up, Office of \u2018I'he Herald, 4228 ST, CATHERINE STREET | WEI TMOU NT, Telephone vuzi.Impressive and interesting church ser- fFices were held mm Grace Buptist Church, Westmount, yesterday in honor (fhe tit.anniversary of lev.W.1.Grubam'\u2019s pastorate.Mr.Grahum, Who was ile founder of the church preached in the gnorning from the text : The Lord hath done great things ior us; whereot we are glad,\u201d using ior lus theme *Retrospeet.\u201d First he showed the temporal prosperity of the church, pointing oul that live years Bgo services were held in im rladl; ile church had no property, and was 200 .n debt, which had been carried from the old work in Queen's all.While in hn Hall the congregation had mat the running ex penses, paid the $200, and secured subs-vip- tions to the amount of §LUW.\u2018lhey purchased the lund upon which the present building stunds, erected the building and now have a property worth over $20,- 000, most of which is paid for.This was All done without employing any method, other than voluntary contributions by the people, which of course, were in addition\u2019 to those raised tu Inect running expetises.To denominational objects, the church filed contributed its shure, Spiritually the church evidenced a steady growth.The membership had grown to 125, over 100 of whom were baptised.The pastor felt glad to say that the unity of gpiritual development was kept in the bond of peace.Truly the words of the text applied well to this church in spiritual and temporal things.Mr.Graham then ointed out the gred dunger ol trusting too much to preachers and committees for success in church work, saving \u201cGod must have his place; He must be supreme.Everything must be done in dependence upon Him and those who honor Him, He will honor.\u201d He went on to say that they as a congregation had not departed from any methods laid down in God's word.\u2018These were the only successful methods The feeling that such accomplishments should engender were to make all glad for the salvation of souls; for the upbuilding of a divine life und the healthful influence that is given therewith from the church, and that God had used them in any way in accomplishing His ends.Their hearts should be iilled witn gratitude and should lead them to resolve in \u201cis strength to mak: the year upon which tuaey have just entered one of the most successful in the history of the church NOTES.The committee appointed to look uiter the Sunday school children\u2019s part mn the local Piamond Jubilee celebration have decided that a grand rally of children will held on the afternuon of the day chosen.They will assemble in the M.A.A.A.grounds, and cach çhild will be pre- gented with a souvenir of some kind, in the form of a flag or a medal.The selection of the souvenir is not yet settled order to assist the work of the new scavenging system of the town, which gtarts to-day, residents oi the western district are reminded that Tuesdays and Fridays are their days, anl that their district runs trom 1llollowell Street and west side of Clarke Avenue ts the town limits, and from Cote Road at Metucalie Wvenue to C.P.I.track, embracivg All streets between these linits Mrs.W.YM.Ralston, of Uva, Wyoming, formerly of Montreal, is in town, the guest of her sister, Mrs.F.+.Hurt.Mrs.Ralston is accompanied bv her daughter Miss Marion Ralston, and wil spent 1he er here and ut some 1esorts oun the Lo wer St, Lawrence.Mr.hod Mrs.SestL, of Western Avenue, removed to thelr summer home at Lachine, Saturday.At the Bethlehem C'onsvesational Church last evening, Mr.I'.Ashdown, a niission.gery on his way to Lnikey, delivered a owerful address on m:ssicn work.He eaves about the mid ile of May for Bitlis, Turkey.Rew.Mr.Hopkin preached in the morning.Rev.Prof.Cambell and fumly are leav: kng town for the same, this week To-morrow evening the nuntuni free so- dal in honor of Grace 1Sinlist Anniversary will be held in tYe church.Tne members of the church and congrégation are cordially invited to attiril.An interesting programme Les been prepared, aud the officers of the church will present their annual reports, etc.boa RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.\u2014 Editor ot The Herald: Sir \u2014I am glad to see the Government gre taking steps to protect the lives as far es possible of railway employes.I have noticed in the papers lately accounts of several deaths from falling off the top of cars when in motion, and I would suggest to the Government that railways be oblized to put a half-inch iron railing round the top of all freight cars.These cars are often covered with ice, and the least slip or false step, the brakeman, having nothing to cling to, in most cases proves fatal, but with a railing about eight inches high there would be cowparative safety, C.i.JONES.> ~ orm Westmount, April 28.L Odd Items From Everywhere.Mise Maud Parks of Lock Raven, Balti- Jnore county, Md., was sitting near a stove when a celluloid comb in her hair caught Ge.Somebody present got a bucket of mater and emptied it over her.A healthy man or woman averages 0 ttepa a minute in walking.Near Biddeford, Me.there is a tree wing through a discarded grindstone, bang attained sutlicieut size to fill the ole through the stone aud actually hit it tlear of the ground.The Xondon policeman goes on the force at a salary of $6 a week, with the mssurance of a raise to §8 at the end of eicht years\u2019 gervice.He has in addition his uniforms, boots, coal money and some pther extras, as well as the promise of puperannuation pay at the end of 20 years\u2019 WeKXion a - ttl.em.een all.\u2014- 1S AN EYESORE.The Square Just West of Wellington Bridge.WHY NOT LAY OUT A PARK.An Accident Occurred in the Subway Yesterday, A Milkman's Cart Mounts the Sidewalk Knocking Down aud Injuring a Resident of the Point, There is a hope expressed by the good prople of the Puint that something will be done this spring tow:rds fixing up and beautifying the squure at the corner ol Wellington and St.Patrick streets.It has been the desire of many to see this square turned ute a park or garden «nd have it kept in good condition during tue summer months, The corporation just now appears to be using 18 às a place to break stone, und to a person coming cver Wellington stre:t bridge it his a bleak and dreary, not to say ugly, appearance.\u201cThe point to make, said a prominent citizen, \u201cis that in its present state this square belies the Poine and erecates a bad impression on the visite who comes odt vur way.The Point is a pretty place when you get out a little way und thie eve- sore of a syuare at the very entrance is something that should be remedied.[4 would take very little to fix it up aud if a few fower beds and walks were m ranged and a nice fountain set in the middle it would give it an altogether different appearance and make a zood nu pression on those who come out to the Point.Then u few trees might be planted, seats scattered around and other improvements made.There has been soma talk of celebrating the Queen\u2019s Jubilee by establishing a park somewhere in the Point.Now,surely, this square should be fixed up before a park is established elsewhere.\u201d SHOULD RECEIVE ATTENTION.An accident which might have been of a very serious natuve, but which fortunately was not, occurred in the Welling: ton street subway on Sunday morning, A milkman was driving his waggon under that place when a street car came along at a good rate, and the milkman in attempting to get clear of the car ran his waggon on the narrow sidewalk, upsetting Mr.Fraser, a well-known householder: in the Point, running over him and bruising him a good deal.The space between the sidewalk and the car track just here is very narrow, and this accident emphasizes the need which has long been felt of having a hand railing between the street and sidewalk here.There has been more than one accident of a similar nature under this subway and it is to be hoped that something will be done to make this place less dangerous for the pedestrian.The sidewalk here is also in a dangerous condition.A number of Point citizens were cementing on ils state last night and wondering if the city was ever going to fix it so that a person might walk along and not fear for legs or neck, NOTES.The Grand Trunk Reading Room, Se bastopol street, will be closed every evening, Wednesday excepted, during the summer.The Point St.Charles Bicvele Club olds a meeting in O'Brien Hall to-night.All Point wheelmen are invited.INVITED TO DINNER.List of Those Who Are Asked to Government House on Saturday, May 1st.Ottawa, May 3.\u2014(Special.)\u2014The follow- tng ladies und g.ntlemen had the honar of being invited to dinner at Government House on Saturday, May Ist., although some of them were unavoidably prevented from attending by illness or other causes.The Hon.A.G.Blair, and Mrs.and Miss Blair, the Speaker cf the Jlouse of Commons and Mrs.and Misg Edgar, Colonel and Mrs.Lake, the Hon.Mr.Justice and Mrs.King, Mr.and Madame E.Lan- gevin, the Hon.Lk.H.and Mrs.Hrunson, Major and Mis.Chapleau, Professor ana Mrs.Saunders, the Rev.H.and Alra.Pollard, Mr.and Mrs.Charles Magee, Mr aud Mrs.J.Lorne McDougall, Mr.C.J.Jones, Dr.J.(i.and Mrs.Bouri- not, and Miss Cameron, Mr.and Migs Me- Lead Clurk, Mr.I.A.Dixon, the Hon.John and Mrs.Custigan.Mr.and Mrs.Allan Gilmour, Mr.and Mrs.LU.A.Eliot, Mr.T.F.Nellis, Captain, Alrs and Miss O'Meua, Di.Mrs, at:d Mise Malloch, Mr.T.Christie, the Hon.Wil- iam and Mrs.Paterson, Major and Mrs.Forster Bliss, Mr.und Mrs.G.I.\u2018Henderson, the Hon.i, B.Baker, the Hon.L.G.and Mrs.Power, the Hon.James A.Lougheed, the Hon.RK.B.Dickey.the Hon.G.B.Snowball, Mr_ and Mrs.A.T.Wood and Miss Wood, Mr.Andrew Semple and Miss Semple, Mr, and Mrs.R.I.Richardson, Mr.and Mrs.J.Robinson, Mr.and Mrs.H.A.Powel, Mr.C.E.Poulict, Mr.and Mrs.F.D.Monk, Mr.George landerkin, Alr.und Mrs.James B.Klock, Mr.and Mrs.Charles B Hevd, Mr.and Mrs.Thomas B.Flint, the Rev.James M.Dougl:s, Mr.and Mrs.William Pettet.The House party wonaisted of Miss Thompson.Miss Helena Thompson, Mr.Erskine, Dr.Gibson, Captain VW uber- force, A.D.C, and Lieutenant Neve, A.D.A Sectionalism.During the flood of five years ago, rays a writer in the Chicago Times-Herald, I visited the section below Memphis with a newspaper artist.One afternoon we were perched on the top of a bit of highland viewing the waste of waters when an old negro approached and offered to se'l two fine rosters.With great volubility he ex.pleined that the fowls had euten so much corn that he could not afford to keep them longer, and.therefore, he hal decided tu sacrifice them and stop the drain on-hie com-crib.\u201cWhere did you get them, uncle ¥\u2019 I asked.Tha old man looked at us quizzcally for a moment, and then said with a chuckle : \u201cYo gemmen are from the Noth, ain\u2019£ yo ?\u201d \u201cWell, vee,\u201d I replied, \u201cbut what has that to do with it 7° \u201cBecuz, sah,\u201d he said, \u201cno Southern gemman evah asks a niggah what he gits anything.\u201d Mr.Nelson Ruby, a highly-estdemed and respected resident of Berliu, Ont, is dead, aged 63.THE HERALD, MONDAY, MAY, 1897.TORO wag nn.ee Canada\u2019s Tariff Still Eulogized in England.COMBINE AGAINST ENGLAND Some Startling Suggestions Arising From Transvaal Trouble.Chamberlain Said to Possess Secrets of International Importance Which Would Justify War.New York, May 3.\u2014Mr.Harold J'reder- ick cubles the Times as follows :\u2014\u2014\"Agun lin about un all-powerful ulike out of Egypt, the Persian Gul, At ghanistan and South Atrica, and in l\u2019aris people really believe that William has been arranging, or striving 10 arrange, sume such bargain.These despatches have pointed out that Chamberlain, in his anti-Transvaal possible to get at, but 1 continually hear they are so convincing that the will be all of one mind when the time comes for their disclosure.England is cer tainly acting as if some big international complication was yoked up with the Trans vaal question.\u201cIt is the first time in over a bundred years that she has bad à big fleet in South African waters.Then her ships were tuere to annex the Cape Colony.Now they ure in Delagoa Buy for some mysterious pur pose.which flutters the Portuguese as much us it does the Germans, and which the British, though they regard the fact with more complacency, understand no bet ter.No week passes without rumors in service circles of new regiments to be de spatched to the Cape.The scenes in the House of Commons on Thursday night during the passages at arms between Harcourt and Chamberlain showed that this is a subject on which party lines will be drawn with exceptional bitterness and vehemence, The decision is equally envenomed at the Cape, whete it is believed that AMilner, by the time he arrives, will find the Duteh party in the ascendancy, with Schreiner as the forthcoming Premier.\u201d A special cable to the Tribune from its Loudon correspondent, Mr, Tord, to-day, says :\u2014\u201cSir William Harcourt, with auick wit, took advantage of the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of an increased outlay for the Cape defences to protest against the warlike policy in South Africa.It was an ingenious political ma noeuvre designed to cover the Liberal re treat on the Greek question.Mr.Chamberlain answered in an aggressive speech, full of fight and passion, repeating Mr.Bulfour\u2019s tactics on the Greek question and challenging Sir William to move a vote of censure.London has been talking of nothing else for two days.Mr.Cham berluin has deepened the public conviction that the conversion of the South African investigation into a campaign against re sident Kruger and the subsequent naval de \u2018uonstration in Delagoa Buy foreshadow ul timate war with the Transvaal, and pos sibly with Germany.This opinion is confirmed both by the enthusiasm over the speech shown in Cape Colony and the out break of rancorous criticism in the Ger man press, Certainly, if a warlike solu tion of the South African question is not needed Mr.Chamberlain hus strangely overacted his part.DR.JAMESON'S RAID.\u201cHis testimony made short work of the incredible charge that he had anv knowledge of Dr.Jameson's rail te- fure the troopers started.Mr.Rutherford Harris deepened rather than cleared up the mystery of the secret cuble despatches, which may or may not implicate the di vectors of the Chartered Company.\u201cThis 1s insigniticant in comparison with the inereasing evidence of the German Em peror's ill-will toward England.Now that Greece is crushed with the consent cot Russia and Germany, he is suspected ot harboring sinister designs against England and of forming a European coalition against her.He is frankly called to-day almost as formidable an enemy of England as way Napoleon.Apparently, a war policy was the logical sequel to the budget speech, which recorded a condition vf unexamnpleu prosperity and overtlowing revenue, without offering taxpayers any relief from taxation.Not a penny is taken off the Ligh income tax, although with internal revenue and death duties it yields an 10- creasing surplus year by year, nor is any attempt made tu bring about an equitable adjustment between earned incomes and incomes drawn from investment.The only popular feature of the budget is a series of postal reforms.by which free delivery of mail is extended to the rural districts, and the rates of parcel post are reduced.TALK AT THE CAPE.London, May 3.\u2014During the debate in the Cupe Parliament on Friday last, on the motion of censure upon the Cape Ministry in consequence of its war-like attitude toward the Transvaal, which was muved by Mr, Merriman, the ants-Rhudes leader in the House, Mr.Merriman contended that the greatest need of South Africa Was peace.He declared that the sending of Jmperial rdinforcements and other acts, it they did not indicate war, were a disturbing influence.Ile said that the policy of the Government in recent years rendered it impossible for the Transvaal to listen to any representations made by the authorities of Cape Colony.Tle likened the Ministry to a ship heading tor the breakers with a lunatic pilot in (harge of her, Sir James Sive-Wright, Commissioner ot Public Works, in reply to Mr.Merriman, said that he was a constant friend ot peace, and that Le would resign his office when the first shot was fired.The Government\u2019s policy was peaceable, he added, but it would maintain British supremacy in South Africa.If the Transvaal gave evidence of a conciliatory feeling, the Government would du everything possible to maintain peace.Other speakers, especially the Dutch members, vehemently attacked Mr.Rhodes, who was present.Some of them advised him to go and live among the Kaflirs, and declared that the Governm-nt was his tool.AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.New York, May 3\u2014Mr.Isaac N.Ford in his weekly cable letter to the Tribune, says: The American ambassador called upon Lord Salisbury yesterday and will | probably be received by the Queen early ; next week.Owing io the Queen's absence he has been restrained by diplomatic eti- 1 | quette from making any public appearance | P und accepting invitat:ons.After his audience with the Queen there will be the usual hursday afternoun receptions at the ambassador\u2019a house, Several diplomatic questions have been formally discussed with the permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign Office, and these will be pressed ; during the earliest interviews with Lord .Salisbury.The Senate, by its tortuous! course respecting the Arbitration treaty, bas increased the difficulty of successful negotiation in regard to a new modus vivendi in Behring sea.Neither Lord Salisbury nor anybody else in England is now predisposed to make concessions of any kind to the United States.DELIGHTED WITH CANADA, The Ministers, moreover, are de lighted with the stand taken by the Laurier Ministry in opening the Ca nadian market to British manutaclures on a preferential basis.Mr.Cham- berluin, who is the strongest and most courageous minister, recognizes in the new 000000020000000000000000 Mason & Risch Pianos Are the Instraments of the Cultared SPR xT 2B For Particulars and Prices apply to D.B.TOUSLEY, 110 Manstield Street.INSOLVENT NOTICE.In re J.E.LAGUE, Ste.Martine, County of Chateauguay, Jnsulvent.Che undersigned will sell at public auc.sown by hin lust year on what then seemed stony ground, He startled the Cobden Club by proposing an Imperial customs union as the true basis of inperial federation, but the colonics were silent and unresponsive.Afr.Laurier, after defeating Sir Charles Tupper, the chief colonial ad- vecate of un imperial zollverein, has boldly appropriated his ideas, and the Dominion has taken the first step toward the com.Canadian tariff the first fruits of the seed | sald Insolvent, we lear loud und confident talk from Ber- mercial federation of the Empire by offer- combinatieN ang the Mother Country preferential rates, against England, which is to drive her This policy is welcomed by the ministers, and important use will be made of it by Mr.Chamberlain in the Jubilee confer- euces with the colonial premiers.With this advance toward free trade with lng- Jand, Canada holds what old card players call a strong trumping hand in any con- policy, was relying on proofs of Kvugersitroversy over the Behring Sea fisheries.underhand dealings with Germany to jus.The new tariff policy of Canada will in.tify it.What these proofs are it is im- crease the difficulty of arranging a satis.fuctory system fur the preservation of the English | fur seal herd.\u201cThe bearing of the most favored nation clause on the Canadian preferential tariff with England is discussed by the English press with some degree of uneasiness.The Canadian Minister's replies to the Opposition taunt that they are repudiating ITmpe- tial obligations are received doubtfully.The plea that the most favored nation clause binds England and Crown colonies like Jamaica, but not self-governing colonies like Cunada, Australia and South Africa, is regarded as suspicious, since, us the St.James Gazette remarks, it would justify Newfoundland in enacting legislation incompatible with French fishing rights, secured by treaty.The contention that the most favored nation clause will give Germany and Belgium equal rights only on equal conditions is considered more Jogical, since those countries are not likely to treat Canada as generously as England already does.England's favors to Canada will be gratuities shared by all the world, not special concessions granted for consideration.It is plain that if Canada can place British trade on a preferential basis, with advantages which Germany and Belgium cannot enjoy under Imperial treaties, a different view of the operation of the favored nation clause must be taken from that ordinarily held in England or anywhere else, POSSIBLE ACTION OF U.S.\u201cThe Manchester Courier has a timely reminder that the United States Government may make an early attempt to establish preferential trade relations with South American countries, and that the necessity for this policy will be imperative if the Canadian tariff proposals are adopted, as reciprocity on the basis of equivalents, not of gratuities, is an important feature of the Dingley tariff.This reminder does not lack force.The British trade with South America is enormous, and it would be seriously menaced if''the United States should take up anew the reciprocity policy recklessly abandoned by the Cleveland administration.\u201d STARTLING DEVELOPMENT.London, May 3.\u2014The newspapers continue their comments and articles on the (Canadian tariff and its effect on British trade.The Daily Telegraph calls it the \u201cmost startling commercial development of the year.\u201d 1t is hailed with delight in trading cir cles liere.In cottons, woollens, silks and iron manufactures Great Britain ought to have a marked improvement in business if a preferential treatment is accorded her, whila in many other articles it is believed ! she ought to wrest the supremacy from the United States.The Spectator expecta the tariff act will lead to negotiations between Washington and Ottawa which will result ir a reciprocal arrangement.THE FLAG CAME BACK.There's a crowd they call the Boys Bri- cade.And Montreal their home, They had a glorious Union Jack And claimed it for their own, But a plucky lot from St, Lambert Came along one day And as the boys were off their [ecd They stole the flag away.But the flag came back Couldn't stay no longer, The flag came back The very next year The tflug cume bacs, Thought it was a gonner, But the tlag came back To stay right here.They said \u201cnow aren\u2019t we corkers At piling up a score ?We're going to keep the Union Jack With us for ever more,\u201d And on our little dull hall fioor That measures eight hy ten There's nothing in the country, Can win that flag again.But the flag came back Couldn\u2019t stay no lunger, The flag came back { The very next year The flag came back, Thought it was ua gonner, But the flag cane back Yor it couldn\u2019t stay away.\u2014E.H.WATKISS.Wanted a Little Variety.The expression of his fuce showed that he was easily irritated, and the contractor into whose office he walked braced hunse:f for trouble.\u201cI wish,\u201d said the irritable man, \u201cthat you would do me a favor in connection with the work on my house.\u201d \u201cAnything that we can do will be cheer fully attended to.\u201d \u201cThank you.I wish you'd send a new man to do the painting.\u201d \u201cBut the one we have there is an excellent workman.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t doubt that.But he's been there three days, and he hasn't whistled anything but \u2018It's a grite big shime\u2019 1'm pretty slow at catching a tune, but I've learned that with all the variations, and if it\u2019s just the same to you, I'd like to start in on a new one.\u201d Ask your grocer for salt | For Table and Dairy, Purest and Best tion, In u lot, tbe gouds aud chattels of oth MAY, 1897, lu.A.M.Lot No.1\u2014Harness, THURSDAY.At ete .$423.69 du 2-Nleighs .tees renee oe 133.00 du 3- STOVES LL.+2 000 00.1.93 do 4 -Piteh forks, shovels, ete.(3.81 do 0H Hardware .coos 109.08 do 8\u2014Farm Implements .275.00 do 7-Pulnts and Oils .84.78 du 8\u2014Wire and wire feuces .109.53 do 9\u2014Furuiture and pleture _ frumes .+.000 1.15 do 10\u2014%tore fixtures .ii .ie 95.75 Book debts, according to list .¥ .38.11 One machine for making wire fences, with exclualve privilege of manufacture and sale in the County vf Chuteauguay.A new frume bullding, situated in the Village of Ste.Martine.Fvervthing will be sold for cash.The store will bg open for inspection of the stock, WEDNESDAY, Sth MAY, 180%.The Inventory can be seen at our office.ror all other information, apply to IROSSARD, PREVOST & GAGNON, Curators, 16 St.James.Bell Tel.1133.MARCÇCOTTE BROS., Auctioneers.NOTICE.TENDERS will be recelved by the De- purtment of lInland Revenue, until noon ol Monday, the tenth day of May, prox, frou parties desirous of leasiug tue privilege of ferrying across the Ottawa kiver, between the City of Ottawa, iu the l\u2019ro- Vince of Ontario, and Gatineau Yoiut, in the Proviuce of Quebec, in ucurdunce wita the terms and under the conditions set forth in the Regulations, copies of which can be procured ut the Department of Inland Revenue, Ottawa, Each tender wust state the amount which the party tendering is willing to pay per annum for the privilege referred to, which amount will be payable In advance, the terms of the lense being for five years, from the Ist day of May, 1897.Each tender must be accompanled by à cheque marked \u201cGood,\u201d un one of the chartered banks dolng business at Ottawa, or by Dominion Currency, for one-half the amount of the per annum tender.This amount will be credited on account of the first year\u2019s rent in the case of the accepted tender, and all other cheques will be returned, except in the event of withdrawals, in which cases no refunds will be made.All communications must be addressed to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Ottawa, Ont., and endorsed on the envelope \u201cTender for the Ottawa and Gatineau Point Ferry.\u201d \u2018The Department does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.Any newspaper inserting this notice without first obtaining the authority of the Department will not recelve payment there- or.By order, WM.HIMSWORTH, Secretary.Department of Jonland Revenue, Otawa, 28th April, 1897.3 30,000 MEN WANTED FOR THE SEASON.Single men, emigrants, dockers, sailors, laborers, clerks, checkers, carters, and others, wanted to avail themselves of the accommodation at the Salvation Lighthouse (Joe Beef's (Canteen), 13 Common St., Montreal, (opposite the Allan Line wharf).Beds from 5 cents up.Single rooms, 15 cents; two In a room, 23 cents, Meals from 3 cents to 13 cents, Weekly board and lodg- fng from $1.65 to $3.00.Check room for baggage.Free baths with soap and towel.For other particulars apply to the Super- intenéent.PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, District of Montreal.SUPERIOR COURT, No.S03.Dame Rose Alma Quesnel, of the City and District of Montreal, wife common as to property of Louis Charles Mason, trader, of the same place, and duly authorized a ester en justice, has taken, this day, an action in separation as to property from her sald husband.CHARBONNEAU & PELLETIER Attorneys for Plaintif, Montreai, April 7th, 1897.WESTMOUNT Wood and Goal, and Feed Depot St, Catherine St, near Greene Ave.UxDER NEW MANAGEMENT.Having secured a lot of hard and soft wood on the most favorable terms, I am prepared to deliver the same at the lowest rates.Cord wood\u2014Hard wood of all kinds.Suwed wood\u2014Hard, cut and spilt, kindling, ete.Coal of all kinds In rtock, and delivered promptly, Your orders respectfully solicited.M.BELL, Proprietor.TO RENT, Upper, middle and lower flats, 927, 929 and 931 St.Urbain 8t., bran new, S rooms.Hot and cold water.Block from cars.931 has large balcony; rent reasonable.APPLY ON THE PREMISES.Eli = Wb PROMPTLY SECURED Send u stamp fur our beautiful book * How to get a Patent\u2019.What profitable toinvent,\u201d\u2019and Prizeson Patents\u2019.Advice free.Feesmoderate MARION & MARION, EXPERTS Temple Building, 185 St Janes St., Montreal, Theoulyfirmof Graduate Engineers fu the Dominion trausacting patent business exclusively FOR SALE.A splendid opportunity to purchase a child's Fancy Wicker Swinging Cot and Baby Carriage, Apply Box A 100, Herald Office, tr WESTMOUNT POPULAR MARKET.W.E.STUART, 217 Greene Avenue, Fruits, Meats of all kinds, Vegetables in season, Table Delacies, elec.Special lines of Sausages.Westmount's Favorite Confectionery G.H.MATHEWS, 4127 St.Catherine Street, All the latest summer refreshinents: Charlotte Russes, ices, Ice creams, all prepared at short notice.Parties, plenics etc.supplied promptly.Fine selection o pastry and table delicacies, All guaranteed pure and fresh, Telephone 3490 Delivery | averywheres ; _ VOL SALE, Advertisements uuder this Lead balf a Cent a word per insertion Six iusertivns for the price of Zour.- 5x FOR SALE\u2014Lady's coon skin jacket, fash- lonable cut.\u2018Address Jacket, Herald, t COPPERS for sal Office.e.Apply at Herald Ot FOR SALE\u2014Photograph - be made steroscopic.Fine camera and three lenses.Also Microscope, suitable for doctor or student.Cheap fur cash.401 Laguuchetiere Street.103 FOR SALE\u2014Common-sense Roach, Bed-bug and Rat Exterminator, In tins, 25 cents 50 cents and $1.Will return\u2019 mouey if It does not clean your house, 71 Mala Street.104 FOR SALE\u2014Munyon\u20193 Dyspepsia Phils and Carter's Little Liver Pills.Mrs.U.apparatus.Can Moremau, Z1V Ryde Street, Poiut St.Charles.10 FOR SALE\u20143.foot sloop yacht, Every thing in perfect condition.Complete racing vutiit.Comfortable cruiser, Win ner of most pries in 20-fout class last year.Non-capsizable, nou siokable, A cash bargain.Apply to Yacht Company of \u2018'unada.Office, 25 Bleury Street.Works, Dorval, 108 FOR SALE-For the million, £Indling 32.00: cut maple.$2.50; Mill Blocks, $1.50: ta- marae blocks, $1.75: eut any length, delivered.J.¢.Mc¢Diarm!', Richmond Square.Tel.8353, \"ROOMS 10 LET.\u2014\u2014 : ILES pen Advertisements under this bead balf a cent a word per insertion, Six Insertions fur the price of four.: \u2018 TO LET-A stone-front cattage, No.9 Is.sex Avenue.7 rooms, bath and w.e.: Dalsy furnace, ete.Apply to David Miller, 35 Bleury Street.107 TO LIXT\u2014 Nlieely furnished room for one or two gentirmen.with breakfast or supper supplied: private family; no child- ren; terms moderate.281 St, Urbain Street.GOOD BOARD AND PLEASANT ROOMS \u2014Apply 43 Anderson Street, tt TO LET.Advertisements under this head half a cent a word per insertion.Six insertions for the price ot four, men pn tt an mp = mm ne « \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TO LET -Cheap.to desirable tenants, self contained cottage, No.91 St.Genevieve Street, also upper cut stone dwelling, No.8% Hanover; 8 and 9 apartments respectively.All inodern conveniences.Five minutes\u2019 walk from Post Office and depots.Apply Craddock Simpson, St.James Street, or M.C.Mullurky, 8 Hanvver Street.1 WANTED TO PURCAHSE.Advertisements under thls head one cent per word.WANTFD to purchase for casn, cast-off clothing, furs and fire-arms; also Peo- le\u2019s Rank certificates.r.White; address 527 Cralg.DENTISTS.PERSONAL\u2014 Boston Dental Parlors, 1858 Notre Dame Street.Beautiful sets of teeth for ten dollars.Fit and quality uaranteed.Painless extracting a spee- alty; all charges moderate.PERSONAL.PERSONAL-Dr.J.J.Ross has moved fout doors east, to G79A Wellington Street, Pointe St.Charles, 105 PERSONAL\u2014No.11 Coursol Laundry has been taken in charge by the shirt ironer who has been in thelr employ for the last eight months.Large family washing will be done for $2.00 to $2.50, for washing clean and well ironed, Please give us a trial.105 PERSONAL-\u2014Mrs.Wright, dressmaker, will move from 61 Jurors Street.to 660 La 102 gauchetiere Street, on May 1st.PERSONAL\u2014Hurh Harkin, famillarly known as \u201cMike,\u201d now of Brooklyn, N.Y., will please write to Mrs.Connolly, 193 Grand Trunk Street, Point St.Charles.104 WANTED TO RENT.L = 1 WANTED\u2014The use of a horse and buggy from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m.daily for a week.Please state terns and when same: can be seen.47 Monique Street.tf AUCTION SALES.AUCTION SALE OI BOOKS\u2014Three collections of postage stamps.Besides the Canadian and scarce books, there are 750 bound and paper covered novels, and 8,000 magazines and reviews.Saturday afternoon and evening.and Mor- day evening.May 1st and 3rd, at 2.30 and 7.30.Victoria Auction Rooms, 320 St.James Street.Lionais & Son, 104 \u2014 CALLING IN CREDITORS.In the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, District of Moutreal.No.91.\u2014In the matter of James À, Cantlie, of the City and District of Montreal, Commission Merchant, there carrying on business ns such alone, under the firm name and style of \u2018James A.Cant- lie & Company,\u201d Insolvent.The creditors of sald Insolvent are hereby ordered to appear before one of the Jud of this Court, In the Court room for fnsolvency mattens, in the Court House, at Moutreal, on the eleventh day of May next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, in order to give thelr advice touching the appointment of a curator and luspectors to the property of the said Insolvent.H.COLLARD, Deputy-Prothonotary C.S.Montreal, 29th April, 1897.Call or address tf | \u2014 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED, HELp Rellable travelling, an Jo every localiry, 4, ind keel due \"RTOS 8 mem al 1 ' .and bridges throu ghee: ® - an atr 5 country, Steay employmeay, o pa ATT ty started.F ricular wid B Medical ji Particules veu Ba Anada.Worl d ectrical Co,\u201d Loa.Ont, C WANTED Eiger + > y, w Tia gnork, lu family of tos! Sh.Jilnes Ntrect, I; y And 10 a.m.ang 3 end ve I WANTED First-class steiner ==.NT -Class stri Rae god, Luna stuff Fabbe on > od.ugliln Carrluxe Lu, Ose: \u2014 i SITUATIONS WANTED-MaLy WANTED \u2014 POSITION AS oppor Watchman or other posttiog BOER.A man who 1s thorouguly compe\u2019 ve wix or administer medicines\u201d gp * luuk ufter a patient would l|.ke to N, ! Of u situation of this wort Ap, La po, W013 Comwou St, ui tea ay WANTED\u2014 Position as traveller: ae yeurs experleuce; excellent co be .; a with wholesale and retail grues, * cueral merchants in Quebey ayy Lu.! roviuces; both languages; \u20ac vr euces.Address Traveller, aed _ Lo TED.ori \u2014 WANTED\u2014By young man, situa fice, or addressing writer, se experience in mercantile York aud Moutreal, tion fa Ven y\u2014-; ¢ houses Rw First -Many members of the eu hep buties are anxious to aid ber arms bresent troubles by serving bed themes] ad they have therefore, Canary, \u201d Yes at the orde® of Ricotsi ese Ah LU of the Îtalian Liberator, who bo ove solue days ago with a num- : bropoge to, 20F guaranteed, and do Le bonds, pute arautée the interest on becty certair the the same time it is SUL to mak at these people will en- be believe the English investing (dada bave at the Government ot L\u2026: they ha examined this matter, and \u2018tan Ye on consideration guaranteed t.fou: Part of it.They will end v i 4 1 make no doubt eavor - » the whole £4, § ante of dome OR the strength of the \u201c+ Toad hae bee £500,000.Now unless ?at extent BA constructed to a suf- * is not ° omar guarante 1.bonds tad pod 10 enter tow ; 5 w, 5 arrant the issue of £300, TR mort a nl We iat the Sage bonds upon it, it strikes Coger of À Overnment are in very great Ld awkya, 8 Placed in a most invidious -d Position in the eyes of the Ave part of or Should this loan, or a te Erg Of 1 be issued and placed on \u201cid fare arket, and should it after- ary have r good many other cf our ldo 2 Tared, and go into default, } &r, that the benefit we rom borrowing £500,000 5 to be wey cent, is it all, for one in- \u201cnur Which in the balance with 7 the count Would accrue to than ~ million of Ty, if a sum of three or $.the Eggi, Pounds sterling is tloated Gasket under the suppon:- ; into this Yernment of Canada have san and h mat T, and are satistiad vs Ne doube et @iven their guarantee * the Fin t that the statements nade the ab ig Duster will be recordea betray om Urnals of high class, and : ; temporary attention.of a great many persons being taken in provided always that \u2018this company 1x not a company ef first-class standing.Sir Richard considered the scheme a very dangerous one for any Government to undertake, as it might be used by the promoters to float the whole of 4their bond issue on a fictitious basis of endorsement of the scheme by the Dominion Government, thus running the risk of serisusly compromising the credit of the country.MR.FOSTER EXPLAINS.Mr.Foster replied.He explained the deal as it was understood by the Govern: ment, and admitted its dubious character.\u201cWhen the company\u2019s bonds,\u201d he said, \u201care sought to be issued in a market outside of Canada, where probahly the same information does not exist that exists In Canada.I can quite sec that it is open inferentially to the objection which my hon.friend states and upon which he founds his criticism.So far as 1 am concerned I have taken every means of putting the exact state of the affair before the British public.And as my hon.friend says it has been taken up and is now thor oughly well known on the market, and has been for some time So that ali those who look into the scheme must look into it on the simple point of view of the scheme itself, on ifs merits, without any idea at all that it is guaranteed, so far as the scheme is concerned or the road is concerned by the Government, or that the Government has any interest in it whatsoever.They simply raise, by whatever means they can, this amount on deposit with the Government, which the Government accept as a loan to be paid out to the bondholders.My hon.friend wantea to know whether that was the policy which the Government would adopt.I can frankly say that it is not.It is a transaction which does not mark by any means a policy laid down by myself as Minister of Finance.This is a transaction solely by itself.I have no hesitation in saying further if I agree to accept money on the same consideration in any other case, it will only be on the condition that the Government has sufficient intevest 10 the project to thoroughly look into it, and become sure of its bona fides, and accept a loan or deposit on equally favorable conditions.In the meantime I think no harm whatever or danger ean result.I can quite see that investors who are not au courant with the London market, and who invest through their solicitors or brokers and the like who have not the same facilities for understanding all these things might be led to a conelusion not exactiy right, if the prospectus were in any way favored on account of the deposit male oz interest paid in any way.To that extend I have no hesitation at all in sayirg that this is open to criticism, and it is in relation to that I make the statement that it is not a part of the Government policy, ana ag far as I myself am concerned I would not follow out a like transaction except upon the conditions I have named.\u201d In answer to a question by Mr.Laurier, Mr.Foster explained that he had endeavored to make the position of the Govern ment in this matter plain.I have been careful to have statod in the most influential quarters in London just exactly.th: pesition of the (rovern- ment.AI th= lrading financ'il pacers in London have that statement.FL is current property among all the financial men in London.When my bon.friend saya that harm might come through investment, he only referred to what we might call subsidiary investments.The promoters, the financial men on \u2018Change in London, who are the first in these matters to carry then through, know all the facts.THE SITUATION DESCRIBED.Mr.Casey defined the position very succinctly in his remarks, when he said :\u2014 Then, as to the nature of the transaction itself, a comparison of the amount deposited and the amount of bonds secured shows that the transaction is what 1s called in financial circles a very shay one.What is the company professing to bor row?Five hundred thousand pounds.Ut that amount they are going to deposit three hundred thousand pounds with the Minis ter out of the principal, and interest ot which he has guaranteed\u2014what?The payment of the bonds?No, sir, payment of the interest on those bonds; in other words, on the face of the transaction, threc- fifths of the amount borrowed, even if this loan could be floated at par, \u2018s to be devoted to paying interest upon the whole of the principal.This, on the face of it, 1 think is-as shady a scheme as has ever been brought to the notice of the House.It is of so peculiar a character that 1 think the Minister was bound as a matter of duty to look into the case, to find out who the promoters were, which no doubt he knows\u2014 what their means fo carrying on the railway are, where the railway is located, and other things which the Minister professes not to know.But he probably does know, and no doubt he will tell us, who the promoters of the road are, who the moneyed men in it are, and what are their prospects of raising this money ciher- wise than by floating these bonds.Nothing has been told the House of any means possessed by thewe parties vf obtaining this money, three-iiths of the face value of which, which will be more than three-fifths of the proceeds, ia devoted to the payment of interest.1 think it is a sad thing for Canada that it should be known in England that this Government will mix itself up in any way with a company which proposes to pay interest (n bonds out of the money received from the sale of those bonds.I think this feature is sufficient to condemn the whole transaction.HON.DAVID MILLS.Mr.Mills was no less distinct in his summary of the matter.He said :\u2014The Hon.Minister of Finance has stated tbat Le has taken care not to commit the Government in any way to recommending this company to the favorable consideration of English financiers;\u2014that all the Government has done is to agree, in case loans are made to this railway company, to the extent ot about £300,000, to take £300.000 of that money so obtained, 1 cannot conceive ot the Government making such a promise without being morally held before the English people as approving of the enterprise itself.How is it possible for the hon.gentleman to promise to accept the deposit of £300,000 from that company without leading the parties in England who have this money to loan to the conclusion that it is a reputable company, one worthy ol credit, and one to which the parties who are making the advanccs may safely lena their money.In my opinion, the Government cannot escape a certain responsibility, and that being so I think it a most unfortunate thing, and it seems to be that 1 will be in the interese of the company that the hon.gentleman, even at this late day, should withdraw from the arrangements which he has made.No money has as yet been received by the company, no money has been advanced to the Government, and it is still open to the Government, it seems to me in the interests of the country, and for the sake of preserving the honor and credit of the country, to decide to have no connection with the company.J cannot understand, Mr.Speaker, how thé Hon.Finance Minister can take the position he has done, how he can say to himself or to anvbody that it does not matter to him what the character or standing or the company is.He says the character ol this company may be very good or it may be very bad; I wash my hands of all 1e sponsibility for the company\u2019s acts.I say that the hon.gentleman cannot say that in the interest of Canada; because if the company becomes bankrupt, if the people who advance this money lose it, they will hold the Government of this country responsible; they will say the Finance Minister, by offering to accept this money from these people, led us to believe that it was a reptuable company, a solvent insti tution, one engaged in a rational and proper enterprise, an enterprise that cau and will pay the parties who advance the money for the purpose of carrying it on.That is the position the hon.Minister at this moment takes, and it is a position which ought nat to be taken.A POINT OF LAW.Mr.Edgar raised a point which may apply with equal force in considering the present deal.\u201cI would like to know,\u201d he gaid, \u201cwhether the railway company has power to lend the money.Has the railway company charter power to be a banking institution as well as to build railways?It it has not special provision in its charter authorizing it to collect money from shareholders or bondholders and to loan that to anybody, to invest them in this way and not for the purpose of constructing the road, then I say the loan is illegal.The company cannot make such a bargain; any bondholder or shareholder of the company could restrain them from making it.A CONSERVATIVE SPEAKS.Mr, Kenny-\u2014I do not know how regular this discussion may be, but both sides oi the House must recognize its importance.As I understand the question, certain gentlemen who were promoting a railway, approached the Minister of Finance and intimated to him that they desired to {loal 1m England bonds to the extent of £500,000, and that they wished to deposit in his hands £300,000 in money on which they expected to receive à per cent.interest, and asked the Government to be responsible to the bondholders of this company for the interest and the principle.Mr.Laurier\u2014Not the principle.Sir Richard Cartwrigut\u2014The interest for twenty years.Mr, Kenny\u2014Well, undoubtedly that is an arrangement which is liable to very great abuse, and I am quite sure that the Government would recognize that, and exercise the power with very great discretion.Nothing is more sensitive than credit, and today, happily, the credit of Canada siands very high in the English market.It is our interest.it is the interest of the Goveru- ment, while sustaining its own credit, to help that of every commercial and financial association in the country, and I fear much that the power to issue bonds with a Government guarantee for the interest in the hands of unscrupulous men might be used in a manner which would result disadvantageously to Canada, by misleading the investing public in England.Now, as regards the brokers, and men who are interested in stocks, they can always protect themselves.They are always sufliciently well informed.But what we want, or any people want, who are borrowing money on the English market, is to have a secur: ity, is to have a bond, which will be accepted confidently Ly the general invest ing public.We do not desire to have our bonds only floating in the hands of the brokers: it would endanger our chances of placing Canadian railway bonds successfully hereafter, if such un arrangement as this with the Dominion Government fell into the hands of unscrupulous men.Therefore 1 say that T regard this debate as a very important one, and in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by Parliament this Government and every Government should exercise very great caution.MR.DAVIES Mr.Davies: It must be perfectly plain to everybody that if throe- fitths of the Joan borrowed is to be deposited in the hands of the Government, there will be but a smali public, if the loan 1s successful, then when the principal is in danger, the scheme being without bottom to it, the investors will no doubt make an effort to hold this country liable.THE DISCUSSION CLOSED, The discussion was continued for some little time longer, terminating as follows: \u2014 Mr.Edgar\u2014I would like to inform the hon.Minister of Justice that I Lave here a charter of the company and the amendment of last session, by which he could point out the power this company bas.Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper\u2014The hon.gentleman is a lawyer of such great standing that I think I need not do more than suggest to him what unfair treatment of this company or any other company it would be at such a juncture to have their powers discussed, in a discussion which, while inieresting on the main question, 18 not of that character to make the opinion of any honorable gentleman in regard to their power very valuable, while it ight contain an element of danger.I confess that I am not prepared to discuss the borrowing power of that company at the present moment.Mr.Edgar\u2014Their lending powers, Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper\u2014Nor their lending powers either.1 think it might involve questions which would require far more consideration at my hands than 1 would be able to give them in a desultory debate.I think the main question has been very fuily discussed.As may be recalled, the outcome of this discussion at the time was an announcement on the London market that owing to a misunderstanding having arisen as to the nature of the guarantee given by the Dominion Government on the bonds which had been offered it was deemed best to withdraw them.This was accordingly done, and a transaction of which the present is distinctly a prototype was thus LAY ARTISTS Thirty-Seven of Them Represented at the Recent Spring Exhibition, Twenty-Three Were Montrealers and Their Work in Water Oolors and Oils Was Greatly Admired.\u2018The 17th annual spring exhibition at the Art Gallery, Phillips Square, was closed on Saturday.lt is interesting to note the number of lady exhibitors, there being thirty-seven in all, and of these twenty-three are Montreal ladies, The Montreal lady artists are Miss Florence Atkinson, china paint ing; Miss M.Rose Auerbach, a very fine study of apples in oils; Mrs.E.A.Caldwell, some exquisite specimens of decorated china; Miss Lillian T.Cameron, oil painting; Miss Alberta Cleland, a painting in oils, and also \u201cA Sketch in Clay\u201d; Miss Cleland is the only lady representa tive in sculpture.Miss Sarah B.Holden, A.R.C.A., is un artist of whom Montreal is justly proud.er oil painting \u201cPaint Me, Auntie,\u201d is one of the finest pictures hung at the exhibition.Miss Margaret [loughton, A.R.C.A., has several paintings in oils in the Impressionist style.Miss Marion Laing has two very beautiful flower studies in oils, \u201cViolets,\u201d and \u201cRoses.\u201d .Miss Agnes M.Lambe and Miss Annie M.Lambe, have each pretty water color sketches; Miss Alice Livingston's water colors are all remarkably good; Miss Har- riette J.Macdonnell has several very good water colors and a fine display of decorated chiua; Mrs.F.MeIndoe, several spe- simens of decorated china; Miss Cecilia J.Miller; a study in oils; Mrs.Margaret L.Miller, some very fine decorated china; Miss Annie E.Moore, water color sketch; Miss Mary M.Phillips, has two splendid examples in water colors; Miss Eleanor M.Ross, has, beside the very fine portrait, Miss Nicolson, (pastel), some very beautiful miniature paintings on ivory.Miss Margaret J.Sanborn, several very goad water colors; Miss Annie Stikeman, two vretty water color sketches; Miss Florence Trenholme, water color; Miss Lilian Tucker.three pretty paintings in oils; Miss Elizabeth Whitney, several handsome specimens of decorated china.Tae other lady artists are as follows: Aiss Marvy A.Bell.St.Ives, Cornwall, England; Miss C.M.Boulthee, Toronto; Miss Bertha L.Cochrane, Hillhurst, Que.: Mrs.M.E.Digram, Toronto: Mrs.C.D.Fitzgerald.Toronto: Miss M.Gill, Len- noxville.Que.: Miss H.D.Kimleer, Syd- nev, C.B.: Miss Marion Living, Ottawa: \\bse FL May Martin.Toronto: Miss F.G.Plimsell, Paris, France: Miss FE.Powell, Tneland: Mrs.M.H.Reid, AR.C.A.Taronto: M\u2018se G, E.Snurr.Toronto: Miss mma Windeat, A.R.CA, Toronto ROWELL-RICHARDSON.A Quiet.But Very Pretty Wedding Which Took Place on Saturday.\u2014 sum left, und he has no reasonable hove with that small portion of constracting that road.It cannot be done.ed with one or two of the remarks of the Minister of Finance.He said that he was not in a hurry to repeat this financial on- eration again.I think he is aware by this time.to pat it mildly, that he did not take sufficient precautions in the matter.Sure ly he did not take sutticient means lo a- certain whether this scheme to which he was lending in an indirect way the name of Canada was a bona tide scheme, or whether it was a bad scheme.Well, [ie spectfully submit to the bon.genileman that that is what he should have dune, and that under no possible pressure, shou!d he have been induced to lend the name ol Canada to a scheme unless he Was assureu L was pleas A quiet but very pretty wedding took | place on Saturday afternoon at West: \"mount.The contracting parties were Mr.; John D.Kowell, second son of Mr.F.W.! Rowell.who was united in marriage to Mass Gertrude Richardson, daughter of Ar.George Richardson.The ceremony i was performed by the Rev.FE.Richardson .K.ily, at the residence of the bride's father.136 Irvine Avenue, Westmount.The , bride was attended by three bridesmaids, Miss Emily Driscoll, Miss Daisy Rowell, j and Miss Blakeley, Mr.FF.W.Rowell, brother of the groom.acted as bast man.|A larg> number of relatives and intimate \u201cfriends were present.The wedding pre \u2018sents were both handsome and numerous.Mr.and Mrs.lowell left for New York that it was a bona tide und respectable ore | 20 the evening train.and were given a MR.MULOCK.Mr.Mulock\u2014Althougn the Minister ot Finance suggests that there is no risk run by the Government, yet 1 veuture $n say that this transaction may result in direct financial loss to the people of Canada, The Government lends itself to a scheme which may turn out a most unfortunate one, at least, to the investors.The in vesting public of England are asked to take up £500,000 of bonds to be issued by this company.l presuine the deposit with the Government will be made up entirely vut of the contributions to the loan.The company, in the first instance, will deposit no thing unless they float this loan, and £3W, 000 of the £300.00 is to be placed in cus | tody of the Government, aud on its receipt the Government are to endorse the coupons for twenty years.That is the bait with which to catch the unwary investing publie in Great Britain.the capital is to be put in jeopardy, and at the expiration of 2U years, when the coupons have all been paid, what security is there for repayment of the principal?The Minister says, none.| hearty send off at the station.Among i the invited guests were Mrs, MacFarlane, Air.and Mrs.Smart.Mr.and Mrs.Pillar, Mr.and Mrs.Blakeley, Mr.and Mrs.Dowell, Mr.and Mis.Richardson, Mr.D.G.Thompson, Mr.C.Blakeley, Miss * Lilfiton, Miss Owens.Mise Stephens, Miss Hamilton.Misses Rowell, Mr.and Mra.Sudwig.Mr.and Mrs.Lewis, Mr.T.S.i Potter Mr.Davis Mr.Norsworthv, Misses Campbell, Mr.Eddy.Mr.G.Kenwood, Miss Hawkesworth, Mises Blakeley, Mr.Ceorze Ham'lton.Mr.James Moore, Miss Bradv, Mr.Galbraith, Mr.George Rowell, Mr.Te Sui-r.The telephone is a great instiution.Little Binks always wanted to tell big Brash- ier that he thought him a mendacious \u201cscoundrel, so he went to an exchange and \u2018rang him up on the wire the other morn- | ing and did it.\u201cOh, I am, am I?\u201c roared Brasher, fu- \u20181iouslyv.\u201c1 am, eh?Well, I'll settle t with vou when we meet.Who are you?\u2019 \u201cNone of your business,\u201d said little Binks, and to this moment Brasher does not know who did it.3 ww ON HH Tuesday, May 6th.BREAKFAST.Ambrosia.Wafera Fricusseed eggs.Graham cakes.Maple syrup, Coffee.LUNCHEON, Asparagus lo ambush, Stuffed potatoes Jelly-cake frittens .- Tea.! Te ~ - DINNER.Catfish soup.Mock pigeons.Summer salad, Potato puff.Cheese fondu.krust pudding.Coff es Wafers-One pouuu of flour, two table Bpuoufuls butter, a litue salt.First, mix With sweet milk into a sti dough.Secoud, roll yut very thin, iuto round cakes.Third rull these as thin as they can be handled \u2014should be uo thicker than writing paper.Fourth, buke in à quick oven.Grubam Cakes\u2014-Two cups graham flour, one cup white tour, three cups sour milk or huttermilk, one full teaspoouful soda disolved in a little water, one teaspoonful salt, une beapiug tablespoouful lard, three exus beaten very light.Bake at once un a griddle.Asparugus in Ambush\u2014First, take one large bunch of asparagus; chop and boll in just water enough to cook it tender.Second, bave ready a half-dozen stale bls.cults or rolls, from which you have cut a neat top slice and scraped out the crumb; set them ln the oven to crisp, laying the tops beside them, that the cavities wy he well dried.Third, put Into a sauce pan one-haif pint milk; let Ît rowe to a boll and add two well-beaten eggs; stir until thick, then add a spoouful of butter and season with a saltspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper.Fourth, add the asparagus and stir until very hot, but do not let it boil.Fifth, fl) the rolls with the mixture; put on the tops, rub butter over and set in the oven for three minutes.Stuffed l\u2019'otatoes\u2014First, take six medtum- sized, fair potatoes, bake until soft and cut a round plece off the top of ench.Se cond, scrape out the Inside carefully and set aslde the empty cases with the covers.Third, mash the Inside very smoothly.working ints it while hot some butter and cream\u2014ab@it half a teaspoonful for everv potato.[\u2018ourth, add a saltspoouful of salt and a dash of pepper and a tablespoouful of finely chopped cold meat for each potato.Fifth.work It very snft with milk and stir in one well-beaten egg for the fix potatoes.Sixth, boll up once, fill the sking with the mixture, and, replacing the caps, return to the oven for three minutes.Send to table in an napkin.Catfish Soup\u2014Few persons are aware Into what a varlety of tempting dishes this much abused fish can be made.Three half- pound catfish, one-fourth pound salt pork.one cup of milk, one egg.one teaspoonful celery-end.First.clean the fish and cent them up.Second.chop the pork.Third.put these into the pot with one auart water.some sweet herbs and the celery.Fourth, boil until the fish Is In rags and strain.Fifth, return to the saucepan and add the milk, which should be hot, then the egg beaten to a froth and a lump of butter.Sixth.boil up once and sarve with a dice of toasted bread.ne Gres nn SS BIRTHS.MUTCHMOR\u2014On the 29th Inst, at 146 James Street, Ottawa, to Mr.and Mrs.A, Percy Mutchmor, a son.STOCKDALE\u2014At Toronto, on the 26th inst., the_ wife of J.W.Stockdale, of a son.TYRRELL\u2014At 405 Sackville Street, Toronto, on April 24th, 1897, the wife of E.N.Tyrrell, of a son.MARR IAGES.ROGERS-WALSH\u2014At Sillery, 28th April, 1597, by the Rev.guire, pastor of St.Colomba Church, Wil- lam Rogers, Esq., of Portsmouth, Eng., to Miss Annle Walsh, eldest daughter of the late Maurice Walsh, Esq., of Bridgewater, Sillery.ARNOLD-SCRIMGER \u2014 On Wednesday, April 28th, 1897, at the bride's residence, Spring Street, Cobourg, Ont., by tie Rev, J.Hay, B.D., Mr.Samuel Arnold, of Toronto, and Mrs.Elizabeth Scrimger.M'UULLOUGH-GRAHAM\u2014On Wednesday evening, April 28th.at the residence of the bride\u2019s parents, Toronto, by the Rev.William Frizzell, Ph.B., Mr.Willlam Me- Cullough.to Miss Maggie Graham, young- .est daughter of Henry Graham, Ésg., all of Toronto.DEATHS BERRON\u2014At Paterson, N.J., on the 2nd just.James Aukland Berron, in the 3Sth year of his age.DE ZOUCHE\u2014Àt 399 Clarke Avenue, West- mount, on the evening of May 2ud, Geo.C.de Zouche, aged 76 years.Funeral private.1'lease omit flowers.LAURIE\u2014On the morning of the 20th inst., Harry Laurie, youngest son of the late Archibald Laurle, of Quebec, in Lis 27th year.POLLOCK\u2014Tn this city, on May 1st, 1397 John RM.Pollock, aged 87 cf and 5 months, fourth son of the late William Pollock, and brother of David and Thomas Pollock, of this city.Funeral on Monday at 2.30 p.m., from the residence of his brother, 20 Winchester Ave.Westmount.Ottawa and Toronto papers please copy.TURGEON-At Quebec, on the 30ih April.Mr.Louis Barthelem! Turgeon, burgess, at the age of 60 years and 8 months.WALDRON\u2014On May 1st, Rob'na Munro.widow of the late A.W.Waldron, nnd _ Youngest daughter of David T«mpvell.KFAYS\u2014Saturday morning, at his Lome In Russell, Ont, James Keays, county registrar, aged 73 years, FEDMONDSON-At 163 Augusta Street, Ottawa, James H.Edmondsou, aged 29 \"ears.ASTON\u2014 At St.Michael\u2019s IJospits', Toronto, on April 29th, J.C.Aston, late of London, Eng., aged 30 yeuca.CRINGAN\u2014At Carluke.Scorland, on the 18th inst.Janet Thom ¢iriagan, widow of the lute Robert Cringan, agel 71 years.mother of Alexander Thom \u2018Kringan, of Toronto.CRAIG\u2014At Port Hope, On*., sn Thursday, April 29th.Hannah Dixon Craig.wicdow of the late William Craig, In the 85th year of her age.STOCKDPALE\u2014At Toronto.on April 29th, Tila.dearly beloved wife of Jobu W.Stockdale.nged 21 years.STOCKDALE\u2014At Toronto.on the 2Gth iust.\u2026.Charles Hager, infant son of J.Wand Lila Stockdale.WILSON At 4686 Hayden Street, Torontn.on April Süth.Alexander Wilson.late of Veterbead, Scotland, axed 71 years.BILACK-At Toronto, Sophin, beloved wife of Davld Black, In Ler 56th year.TOOTH COVERNTON\u2019 PouDrR.For whitening the teeth.removing tartar.Bewnre of Imitations.Price 33c.; Fragrant Carboli Covernton's \"récent Cases Wah For cleansing and hardening the , sweetons the breath, gins For sale by all druggists.Prepared 0.J, COVERNTON & CO.(or.of Elenry & 1 orchester St ue., on the father Ma- CARBOLIC | i | | | i Has your doctor failed to gre you?l aAmanexperieaced womau $ ; O i nuise and | have A Home Treatment for your weakness which wil mot fail.1 wul - forward full private Fb Sick and description ST FREE pon receiving your ) with stamp.wish to reach those women only who require assis- lance, hence I adopt this method, as Ï can ex- piain fuiiy by letter the action of =\" Women: Mrs.EF.Woons, 578 St.Paul St, Montreal.+ 2200 ANE-0 EE $0 a ik og Yiur and Clements; Kennedy 1 at Louisville sonisville -.1000V0202\u2014- 5 8 4 Chicago es Hair He - .010031000\u2014 5 7 2 { S-\u2014 , Herm: ; ; - zer and Kitteridge.#8 uid Wilson; Den At Nt.lLouis\u2014 Cleveland ee .000002006\u2014 8 12 4 St.Louis .-.001010001\u2014 3 10 1 Batteries\u2014Donohue and MeFarland; Cup- - py aud Zimmer, STANDING OF THE CLUBS.Club » J it LE .Played.Won.Lost.cent.Philadelphia .\u2026 9 8 1 888 Baltimore .8 7 1 875 Cincinnati .7 6 1 857 Louisville 1.211 6 5 1 1833 Pittsburg .5 3 2 \u201c600 Brooklyn .\".7.9 3 6 1338 Washington .\u2026 6 2 4 \u2018au St.Louis .T 3 5 285 New ork .7 2 5 285 leveland ., .7 2 ; 285 Chleago .8 2 3 i Boston .7 1 6 142 TO-DÂY'S GAMES, Philadelphia, in Boston; Baltimore, In Drooklyu: New york, in Washington; Cin- : .In Cleveland: Louisvi itts- burg; St.Louis.in Chicago.© Me, in Pitts SUNDAY GAMES, At St.Louls\u2014 R.H.E.Cieveland .012 \u2014 SETS tie gg atteries\u2014Ha ; a Rae rt and Murphy; McDermott gat Syracuse\u2014 Syracuse .- .1002014; \u201412 Wilkesbarre .TEE 33 1 Butteries\u2014Malarkey and Ryan; Keenan and Diggins.Uinpire, Kennedy.EASTERN LEAGUE.Buffalo, Muy 1.\u2014Following are the re- Sults of the games pla > League to-day : blayed in the Eastern R.H.E.wk YYllkesharre\u2014 esbarre .0000000000\u2014 0 4 2 Rochester rte >>, -02102010x\u2014 6 8 1 atterles\u2014F.Smith.Cochly and Condig Gannon and Carr.Umpire Gaffney.a: toranton\u2014 Scranton .200200111\u2014 2 Syracuse .\u2026.\"4110100207 5 2 à cht Teringfield\u2014Springfield and Buffalo.ç 0 Ar Proninoned n account of rain.Toronto .10 3\u2014 2 Providence ., 00001000 À 13 2 Ratteries\u2014Digan and Dixon; Williams and Casey.TUmplre, Keefe, STANDING OF THE CLUBS.Per Club.rl 7 Providence .à ed.you Te st nes Seranton .3 3 0 1.000 Buffalo ., .© 9 0 1,00 Wilkesbarre .3 2 1 \u2018667 Rochester ., ,.8 1 2 ae Springfleld .2 0 5 \u201cOi Toronto Ce re sens 3 0 3 \u201c000 Syracuse .3 0 3 :000 ROWING AND SAILING, A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS.New York, May 1.\u2014A conference of representatives of yacht racing associations in various parts of the United States and Canada was beld to-day in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.U.E.Cromwell presided.The object was to initiate a movement looking toward the formation of the international or continental association and to secure some uniformity in the matter of racing rules.lt was finally decided that a committee should be appointed to prepare a plan of organization which is tu be reported at another meeting of delegates trom the racing associations to be held on Uctober 1 next, or at such date as the committee may designate, on motion of L.M.Clark, of the Massachusetts Association, that the committee should mot concern itself with rules for racing or classification.The rules of most other associations agree in the main on these matters, while Boston bas rules that are different from them in essential particulars, Mr.Clark said that he personally had no choice, but speakiug for his association, he could not consent at present to any step which might seem to commit it to any change in the rules in question.Mr.Lovejoy, of the Larchmont (lub.moved the original resolution.which provided that the committee should take steps looking to the formation of a general association, and the adoption of uniform racing rules.As amended, and as finally passed, the resolution, declared it to be the sense of the meeting that a committee should be appointed to draw up a constitution and by-laws and also eailing rules, but that it should omit rules for measure a, 1 2 1 __ THE HERALD, MONDAY; MAY 3; 480% committee was made Up as follows: N.D.Lawton, Atlantic Club: C.1.Pierce.Riverside: A.Jarvis, Royal Canadians; L.M.Clark, Massachusetts Club; J.M.MacDonough, Pacific; A.J.Prune, Yonkers, Cotinthiag, and F.B.Jones, Indian Harbor Club.THE R.ST.1.Y.C}S BOOK.The Royal St.lawrence year book for 1897 is now in the printer's hands, and no additions nor alterations to the list of .members, squadron list, or private signals can be made after May 4th.WISCONSIN WILL ROW.Madison, Wis., May 1.-An enthusiastic meeting of University of Wisconsin students was held to-day, und it was decided ; by acclamation to send the \"Varsity crew | east to row Yale.Capt.John R.Richards | presided.Rpeeches favoring the action i were made by Capt.Richards, HH.F.Co | chm, Dr.E.A.Birge, dean of the Col- \"lege of Letters of Science, and President C.K.Adams.The amount necessary to- pay the expenses of the crew on the trip \u201cwill be about $1,500, and it is expected to raise the greater part of this among the students and alumni.HARVARD'S STRONG CREW.Boston, May 1.- The Harvard crew order 18 practically settled.It is almost impos- mible fur Harvard men to realize that things have reached such a state that the crew is practically picked for good\u2018 almost two months before the race comes.Still there is something to be decided.\\Vrightington will hold his place.Mr.Lehman expressed himselt as being quite contented with \u2018the rapid strides which Wrightington has made with the new stroke, and that ,elenches the bargain.So Wrightington is \u2018sure of a plac: but where will he row ?Biddle was dratted about a week ago ' from the f.shinen boat to row on the 'Var- \u2018sity, and he has been kept there ever i since.Wrightington was moved up to i No.3, which position was left vacant by \"the taking out of Hollister, who had been i rowing there for some time.Hollister will, in all probability, return to his place.This is almost a surety.It is true that Mr.Lehmann was not quite satisfied with Hollister's work, and made an attempt to fill his place, but the attempts have not been attended with any success.It is sate to say that Hollister will return.| Then Worthington will go back to his old place at bow, and all will be arranged in what seems from all points of view to be the best order.The rest of the boat !s N right as it 1s, Sprague at No.4 is one of the mainstays of the boat now.He rows a- powerful stroke, and is making his strength çount, much more than before.At No.5 will be the redoubtable \u201cJim\u201d Perkins, when he returns to his work.At No.6 will be Thomson, who, although rather light, 1s a crack oarsman, and has the stroke well mastered._ Capt.D.M.Goodrich at No.7 was always a fixture, and always will be.one of the best oarsmen that ever stepped into a buat, and he grips his oar like a machine as he pulls through his invart- ably steady, strong accurate stroke.ft is quite an honor for such a young man as J.F.Perkins to stroke a \u2019varsity eight, but he fas done his work well, and : all are satisfied with him.\u201cCoxy\u201d Huidekoper will guide the boat.THE MASSAWIPPTS ORGANIZE.Sherbrooke, May 1.\u2014The annual meeting of the Massawippi Canoe Club was held at the Magog House here to-night.The financial statement showed a prosperous vear, in which considerable improvements were \u2018effected to the property of the club.\"The tollowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, ¥.E.Loomis; vice president, W.E.Paton; commodore, J.fi.Walton; secretary-lreasurer, J.FP.Wells; committee, R.Macdonald, PF.N.Boucher and G.Ii.Fraser.THE C.A.A.O.EXECUTIVE.Toronto, May 1.\u2014A mekting of the Executive Committee of the C.A.A.O.was | held last night at the Queen\u2019s Hotel, Vice- President George HH.Gooderham was in the chair, with these members present: T.P.Galt, W.W.Osborne, Alexander Boyd, W.C.Jennings, S.P.Grant, and W.A.Littlejohu.The committee decided that it would stand by the action of the Canadian Amateur Athletic Association in the case of \u201cJunction\u201d Joe Clark, who has applied for reinstatement to the amateur ranks.Clark was recently a member of the Brock- ville Rowing Club.He violated the amateur rule by competing in a foot-race for money.Messrs.Galt, Osborne, Boyd, Grant, and Jenkins wena named a committee to define working boat fours, with a view of allowing club members to row in open senior races without affecting their junior status.THe committee will not recommend any change in the present straightaway races.August 6 and 7 were selected as the regatta dates.Two places are tier the regatta, but the selection will not be made until the next meeting, to be held on the evening of May 15th.TURF AND TRACK.Windsor Race Track, Windsor, May 1.\u2014To-day\u2019s results :\u2014 First race, half mile\u2014Gilray, 97, 8 to 5, won; Early Bird, 103, 4 to 1, second; Mascagni, 106, even, third.Time, 52}.Hazel, Martyn, Isabella, Perplexed, French Ford also ran.Second race, five-eighths mile \u2014 Kings Council; 107, 4 to 5, won; Alvin W., 107, 3 to 1, second; Cogmoosie, 104, 5 to 1, third.Time, 1.06.Gertrude W., Flossietta, Hen- rica, Windsor.Little Ben also ran.\"Third race, as entered yesterday declared off, and following substituted-\u2014l'hree- quarters mile-Person, 8 to 5, won; Harvey Curry, 10 to 1, second; Handcar, 8 to 1.third.Time.1.15.Commissioner Frank, Rosslun, Glendag, Minnie Clyde also ran.Fourth race.one mile.selling\u2014Sull Ross, 106, 12 to 1.won; Hardenburg, 103, 3 to 1, second: Master Fred.103, 8 to 1, third.Time 1.153.Otho, Little Matt, Helen fi, lI.also ran.Fifth race, three-quarters mile, sclling\u2014 Giliordham, 1u8, 2 to 5, won: Suse Howsee, 90, 4 to 1, second: Miriam M.90, 10 to 1.third.Time, 1.203.Adam Johnson, Little Nell, Maud Lyles, Favor ita also ran.Sixth race declared off, owing to bad con dition of track.Entries for Monday : \u2014 First race, halt mile, selling \u2014VWehima, 94; Gabe, 101; Jim Armstrong, 106: Booker Burns, 97; lsabella See, 94: Heroditus, 49 Second race, six and a half furlongs, sell ing\u2014Litte Matt, 104; Hardenburg, 102: Springtime, 101; Sinola IlL, 105; Pete Kel ly, 96; Bender, 101.Third race.tive and a half furlongs, sell: ing\u2014Commissioner Frank.100: Oversight, 95; Folderol.95; Harvey Curry, 100: Summer Coon, 102; Idlewild, 102: Her Excel- leney.95: Rolandis, 100; Pop Dixon, 100; Graetin, 95.Fourth race, three quarters mile, selling \u2014În Command.99: Taglona, 102; Gilford ham, lv2; Ruver, 109, Pearson, 106; \u2018l'est, 102.Yifth race, five and a half furlongs, sell ing\u2014Borderer.108: Old Dominion, 100; Hurns, 102; Glendaga, 10: Rosslyn, 103; Loyal Prince, 5; Harmony, 105.THE WOODBINE TRACK, Toronto, May 2.\u2014(Special.)\u2014The Woodbine has not been in very good shape the past day or two, owing to rain, but gocd trials have been made.Dandelion.on Ont, } ! He is 0000000000000 900090000060 ¢ ¢ Q + ¢ ¢ ¢ : Lawrence Ward, Montrea!, by Aun\u2019s Ward, Montreal, by DOLLARS.the 1deal tonic for body and brain.guesses have been received.¢ + + 6 + + é 6 + è + + + ¢ + è 0 6 + + ¢ é + ¢ Ô ¢ Ô ¢ : ® 9 ¢ : ¢ : ¢ © HERALD COUPON Lawrence À.Wilson & Co.s Prizes Contest No.1.1 guess that the total vote polled in the Quebec Provincial Elections, ta be held May 11th, 1897, will be .Contest No.2.I guess that Mr.coon eee eee aan nana will be Conicst No.3.Y guess that Mr.ooo nas a ass a nee will be elected in St.Prizes.To the correct guesser in C'ontest No.1 Messrs.Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.sole agents in Canada tor Vin Mariani, will pay ONE HUNDRED To the person guessing ncarest to the total vote polled, Messrs.Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.offer as a prize ONE CASE OI VIN MARIANI, To the correct guesser in Contest No.2, Messrs.Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.will give FIFTY DOLLARS.To the person guessing nearest to the correct majority in St.Lawrence Ward, Messrs.Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.will give ONE CASE OF VIN MARIANI, the ideal tonie for body and brain.To the correct guesser in Contest No.3, Messrs, Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.will give TWENTY-FiVE DOLLARS.To the person guessing nearest to the correct majority in St.Ann's Ward, Messrs.Lawrence A.Wilson and Co.will give ONE CASE OF VIN MARIANI, the ideal tonie for body and brain.Conditions.Each guess must be written on a coupon clipped from The Herald.Tersons may guess as many times as they can get coupons.Coupons must be brought or sent by mail to The Herald Office, Marked \u201cVin Mariani Contest.\u201d No coupons will be accepted after 12 o'clock (noon) of Tuesday, the 11th of May, 1897.Envelopes officially stamped as having been mailed up to that hour will be accepted.Should more than one person guess the correct figure, or figure which proved to be nearest to the.correct tigure, in any one of the contests, the prize will be awarded twice, or as many majority.Signature.elected in St.majority.wwe 0401 0001 1000500000 10000000 \u2026.\u2026.Signature.bignature.the same\u2019 times as correct ++0+oe0e06090009009000000006HV00HO00 O0 whom thousands of dollars have been wagered by .Toronto people to win the Queen's plate, was extended for the first time, the pace being set by Halfiing.\u2018This latter flyer carried the province-bred Loo fast at the start, which accounts for lus bad showing coming howe.The first eighth was made in 13 secouds, the quarter in 264 seconds, and half against n fierce east wind in 53}.When the three-quarters had been reached Dandelion was tired.He was seven or eight lengths behind Halt ling, when that crack finished the mile In 1.50 flat.Dandelion, mmch to the satisfac tion of Mp.Seagram, pulled up sound, and his chances of going to the post are now very good.He ran kindly, which is another strong point in his favor.and wus not distressed at the finish.He ia still high in flesh, but if his legs hold out, superfluous fat can soon be taken of.\u2018he race for the Queen\u2019s plate this year promises to be the.best in the history of the event, and there is every indication, with favorable weather and a good track, the record for the guineas, which is 2.14, will undoubtedly be shattered.Tt has invariably been a \u2018\u2019dog race,\u201d but this spring it promises to furnish one of the best races OI the meeting, as the quality is somewhat ot a higher order, as the work of the candi dates show.| DELAWARE AND HUDSON CIRCUIT.Saratoga, N.Y., May 1.\u2014The following dates for the Delaware and Hudson Trotting Circuit have been arranged :-\u2014-LBallston Spa, August 24th to 27th; Cambridge, August 31st to September 3rd; Sandy Hid, September 7th to 10th; Oneonta, Dep- tember 13th to 16th; Cobleskill, Seplem: ber 21st to 24th: and Schoharie, September 27th to 30th.The purses aggregate $12,000.THE GUN.Cornwall, Ont, May 3.\u2014(Special.) \u2014 A large and enthusiastic gathering took place in the Rossmore Hotel.The occasion was the annual meeting of the Cornwall Rifle Association.a large uum- ber of new faces were seen at the meet ing and the number of sharpshooters this vear promises to be greatly increased.The election of officers resulted as follows: Hon.presidents, Lieut.-Col.MacLenan, M.P., and Capt.Smart; president, Capt.J.I.Weller; 1st vice-president, Captain G.W.Runnions;, 2nd vice-president, D.Monroe; secretary-treasurer, Pte.J.T.Abbott; keeper of the stores, Sergt.E.H.Brown; range officer, Capt.Weller; captain of league team, Capt.(i.W.Run.ions; committee, JJ.B.Atchison, A.T.Porteous, E.H.Brown, and (George Run- ions.The association, which has for the last two vears captured second place in the Canadian Military Rifle League matches, will enter a team this vear and make a determined effort to get first hon- oraz.The success of Capts.Weller and Runions a; Bisley last vear was referred to and confident predictions made for Sergt.Corrigan and Staff-Sergt.Smith, who will represent the 59th at Bisley this yea r.WESTMOUNT GUN CLUB.At the annual general meeting of the Westmount Gun Club, the following officers were elected for 1897: President, N.N.Walley; vice-president.N.(i.Bray: captain, T.M.Craig; directors, C.D.White, and F.Loomis; secretary, (.H.Foss.July 1st was formally fixed as the day for the club's grand annual tournament, and a committee was appointed to draw up a programme of events for the shoot.THE RING.CHOYNSKI AND FITZSIMMMONS.New York, May 1.-\u2018Parson\u201d\u201d Davies evidently intends to secure a match with Bob Fitzsimmons for his man, Joe Choyn- ski, if such a thing is possible.Yesterday Al Smith received a cheque tor $1,000 froin the \u201cParson.\u201d drawn on a local bank, and the following communication : Having read a number of articles in the daily papers to the effect that Bob Fitz- simmons, champion heavyweight of the world, has recorsidered his decision of retiring from the prize ring, 1 therefore enclose you $1,000 in support of the foi- lowing challenge : I will match Joe Choynski against Robert Fitzsimmons for $500 a side and the heavyweight championship of the world, the match to be vader the Marquis of Queensbury rules, to a finish, before the club offering the largest purse.1 shall be pleased to meet the champion or his representative in New York city about May 8, and, if he will notify you, I will meet him at any time and place he may name.1 wil then be prepared to sign articles and make a further deposit.Davies further writes, that, if Choyusii loses in Lis contest with \u201cDenver\u201d kd Smith, the above challenge will have to be declared null and void.Many sporting mien hereabouts would like to see Choyn- ski and Fitz come together, for they really believe that the inen wowd put up a battle worth looking at.MAHER-SHARKEY FIGHT.New York, May 1.\u2014The Mahey-Sharkey bout will take place in New York city in June and the purse will be $12,060.Buck Connolly, Maher\u2019s manager, is responsible for the statement.He declined to mention the name of the club that had secured the bout.JOHN L.DETERMINED.New York, May 1.-John I.Sullivan intends making a determined effort to get on & match with Fitzsimmons, Richara K.Fox yesterday received a letter from his manager, Frank V.Dunn, asking him if it would be agreeable to hold $1,000 forfeit to bind a match tor the championship and any side stake that the champion may demand.HOCKEY.AN ECHO OF THE GAME.A lot of good fellows gathered at Welsh & Rough\u2019s dining rooms on the occasion of the third annual dinner of the Monarch Hockey Club, the Independent Junior Champions for 1896-97.The dinner was a great success.lt took an additional brillianey and surpassed the events of past years, and the officers of the club deserve congratulations, Members and friends to the number of about fifty, sat down, to a dainty menu, which was served in Welsh & Rough's best style.After partaking of the good things, the president of the club, Mr.John Mowat proposed in a rousing speech the toast to Her Majesty which was loyally honored.The toast list which followed was short, but so well arranged that many able speeches were made.Among the speakers were Messrs.C.Hanna, O.A.Robi- taille, president of the Three Rivers Hockey Club; Jack Lockerby, captain of the Comet Olub of this city; C.H.Lunan, past president of the Monarchs; J, Davidson, and vice-chairman Jack Radford, OC.Virtue, J.McLean and others.A pleasant variety was given to the programme by the following entertainers in songs, dances, sketches, ete.: Mr.Hugh Lyons, pianist; and Messrs.J.McLean, Ossle Stewart, J.Mowat, K.McKoown, and \u201cBilly\u2019\" McLean.The evening con- ¢luded with an amusing cake walk.I'he winners were Messrs.Mowat and Stewart, while Messrs.Billy Mills and Bert Hughes were good seconds.The fun kept up until early morning, and the boys said goodbye to one of the jolliest times in the club\u2019s history.== stry, Imper'à ua Tasse ea rpets Cocos Matciné mer} Clotbs.Linuleuras, English a Cloths etc- Floor © nportation of Carpets 2 Wo Cloths.RORILLARD & Le riete® Bell Telephone L475.ad CN > &\\Z = \\ \\1 > 222 gicust Mon v3 RES e ~R BE usa _au 5 The Lunt Duties Ladies to-da vire Monk mmm oy mm exw wi fF Evy SF F113 - FE Lo wryos ca ww wr IITEEE SE Riad er; o ep æ nie vik.of é [4 oy so & FIEITE, T5U4F Government\u2018 Municipal and Other Class Bosds Truss Estates Banks, ae estment Broker, p 51508 SHITE, rs Street, Montreal.1796 Notre n band.Jarestments always © CTE | The Local Stock Market Shows Less Animation.\u2014 6000 STREET RY.EARNINGS ad wall Street Stocks Were Dull but , Fairly Firm.gieustion Reviewed by Henry Clews\u2014 Montres! Customs\u2019 Returns\u2014Finan- cial Notes of the Day.- \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 rtainly not much of a stir Te al Sock Darket this morning, to \u2018act ondy à few securities were dealt in.ee woe of the market, however, Was tu .; off Canadian Pacific was plac- Send then at 531.In the Lon- market Pacific continues to show Le or strength and advanced this morning ao 534 to 544 cloging at the latter figure.to od at 74} to Tih Thera was a sale of $8.000 Commercial Cable coupon st 88 to go to England, and a mle of 100 shares of Duluth common s 4 A wire from New York stated wat 100 Duluth common sold there at 3.The local money market remains \u2018un- , at 4 per cen a of Duluth South Shore and Atlantic for the third week in April amvunted to $23,812 against $23,363 for the mie week last year and $29,659 in 1895.Montreal Street Railway earnings for the month of April amounted to $103,- | 015.08 against $97,471.68 last April an in- crense of $5,574.25.The statement for wren months is out showing total earn- irgs of $705,105.00 against $662,543.30, an increase over last year of $45,661.60.The average daily increase is $200.72.The opening highest, lowest and closing and the sales, weve as follows i- MORNING BOARD, Open.High.Low.Close.Ju0Pacide .53 5314 53 H3Y 8200) Cable bonds 98 us 08 © 88 10 Toronto Ry.T4 T7415 T4L4 T4 iw Duluth .3 314 3g As 6Gas .185 185 185 18 MONTREAL MONEY.The tone of the local money market is eaey a ¢ per cent.CUSTOMS RETURNS.The Montreal collector\u2019s report for the uubth of April is as follows 1 Duties, 30th April 1896.$435,774 18 Luties, 30th April, 1897.626,029 41 PI PIP IP r+ PI PIPPI PI PI PIP IPI PIP IPI PIPPI PPPS SPT ce Increase.0.00.$190,255 23 e eo.GOLD SHIPMENTS, The Post says: \u201cBaring Magoun & Co., have engaged $1,000,000 gold to be shipped to Europe on Tuesday for account of K.ider, Peabody & Co., of Boston.This makes the total export since April 26, 6477000.Foreign bankers predicted toi) Railway led in point of activity prices on the local Stock Exchange te-day, The Movement Is a Great Deal Larger Than the Financial World Has Foreseen.« OLD is going abroad more largely [pared for any such development, indis- than anybody in Wall Street bas foreseen.Over $1,000,000 per day has been the average export en.gagenvent of the week\u2019 just closed.In banking circles there is hesttancy in making forecasts as to how far the outgo may reach, but it is not difficult to find bankers of consequence who are willing to put the estimate beyond $25,000,000.Any measuring figures, however, depend upon guess work.A leading authority writes from Wall Street: \u201cWhen the export movement began, \\Vall Street.was surprised, unpre- | showing seem probable.\u201d | GOLD EXPORTS MAY REACH TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS 1 cheese from New York for the 8,808 boxes, including 6,133 boxes de Lover, pool, 2,384 boxes to Southampton and 291 boxes to Glasgow.\u2019nder date of Liverpool, Apri] © Hodgson Bros.\u201d circular says: ie on days have interfered with business, and only a moderate trade has been done.Finest September-October make are quoted at 50s.to 57s.Colored and White.Me diums and lower qualities are in good demand from 238 to 50s, according to qual- i y.\u201d Watertown, N.Y., May 1\u2014To-day's sales on the Watertown Produce Exchange were: 170 boxes large white, at 9}c; 100 at 9èc.; 28 large colored at 9c; 50 at Bic; posed to believe even that foreign obndi- ticns could be in shape warranting\u2014much less necessitating\u2014such exceptional pros curement of gold.Nowhere (was there anticipation that the shipments would get beyond two or three millions.Thus the amount already arranged for occasions as- 561 consigned.tonishment; and calculations at the close (Qgdensburg, \\ \u2014F; .of the week that the $7,000,000 already en- Board of ada todar Te offerinée of gaged may be quadrupled are heard With cheese; not ready before next a ° much skepticism, for no ordinary measure.BUTTER week.ments of the situation can make any such The tone of the local market je rat ather easy, but no change has taken place.The C.P.R.IN LONDON, ttm Fluctuations.To-day \u2014CloSIng eee eves soos BAY To-day\u2014Opening «ceees occsess.08% April 29 neo sess seesDIH April 28 April 27 April 26 April 22 April 21 April 15 April 14 sees 0.so 034 ee ut.vees.Dl ee sasses sesses esses .D0% 8 ecsscee sss eeseses 00% eee ® v.ses canes 00% oe Seca .200000000504 \u2026\u2026\u2026 ou.ooo 6 00000000 V0 NP Wall Street Gossip.Interesting Paragraphs From the Big Financial Centre.J.S.Bache and Co.telegraphed their local manager, C.D.Monk, as follows :\u2014 Everybody is so blue that I am beginning to feel bullish on the situation, and would buy stocks._ Heidelback and, Co.will ship $500,000 gold to-morrow; total to go, $1,500,000, and this probably all.The principal buyer of Gas to-day is W.B.Wheeler,which amounts to about 3,000 shares so far.In Western Union the principal seller is a floor trader who males a small turn either way.Athens : Sixty thousand Greeks drawn up at Pharsala ready for attack.Greek Ministers of War and Interior arrived there, and will decide whether or not to make a stand.The Wisconsin Beet Sugar Co.of Menominee Falls has made an assignment, bond being fixed at $200,000.London Daily Chronicle says Osman Pasha has taken command at Pharsalos, in place of Edhem Pasha, London : \u201clt is semi-officially announced here that the conférence of Powers in Paris to consider Lord Salisbury\u2019s suggestion for the termination of the war has been abandoned.Railroad Earnings, Late Returns Show a Slight Loss Compared With Last Year.According to Dunn's Review the aggregate of gross earnings for all railroads in the United States reporting for the three weeks of April ,or any part of it, is $16, 209,037, a loss of 1.6 per cent.compared with last year and of 6.5 per cent.compared with the corresponding period of 1892.Below is given in the aggregate gross earnings of all roads in the United States reporting for the three weeks, with percentage of loss each week : Dec._ 1897.18068.p.c.75 roads, lst week pril .$5,562,148 $5,606,738.8 74 roads; 2nd week ril .5,530,206 5,608,668 3.0 62 ronds, 8rd week April 5,116,683 5,175,399 1.1 Classified according to sections or chief classes of traffic it appears that of groups in which reports are at all complete the Grangers and other western roads sustain demand is slow with creamery at 154 to 16.Hodgson Bros.write from Liverpool: \u2014 \u201cButter has been in small request, and prices have been reduced.Stocks of American and Canadian are only small.We quote finest American and (Canadian Creamery, in tubs, 70s.to 8%; lower qualities, 508.to 653.; Finest Danish, 83s to 98s.; Australian, 80s.to s.; Irish But- ter\u2014Cork Firsts, 89s.; Seconds, 71s; Thirds, 66s.per cwt.\u201d BGGS There was a fair demand for eggs today, at the old range of 9 to 9te.Receipts continue quite large.The demand at present is rather quiet and there is no prospect of any immediate improvement.Syrup is quoted at 4jc to 5e in wood, and sugar et 6{c to 7o per pound.HEAVY DECREASES, Wheat and Corn Visible Supply Falls Away Off.OVER 4 MILLIONS IN CORN.PROVISIONS.The market acts slow at the following range of values: Heavy Canada short cut, mess, per bbl., $13.50; heavy Canada, long cut, mess, $12.50; extra plate beef, half bhl., 100 1bs., $4.25; extra plate beef, bbls, 200 Ts, $8; extra plate, tierces, 300 Ibs., $12; hams, 94c to 12c; bacon, Be to lle; compound lard, 5¢ to 6¢; extra pure, Cc to Tie; finest kettle lard, 73c to 8jc.Montreal Grain Stocks Show Moderately Large Increases.Manitoba Wheat in New York \u2014 The First Cheese Boat of the Year Arrives.Commercial Notes.What the Grain, Floup and Produce Men Were Talking About, Wheat steady.Oats are steady.28,000 bush.oats in.\u2018Receipts peas, 13,100 bush, Receipts flour, 600 barrels.Receipts wheat, 2,256 bush, Oats have sold at 263c a bush.Over 17,000 cases eggs came in.The cheese cable is away down, Chicago shipped 201,000 bushels wheat.Minneapolis received 300,000 bushels wheat.Canadian peas in Liverpool, 4s 33d.July wheat held pretty steady in Chicago this morning.It started at 70%, and work: ed up to 704, but later fell off to 70.After that there was an improvement, and for some time the market was quite firm around 705.At 12.30 the tone was steady at 704 to 708.May opened at 71, and was quoted 71} at 12.30.The visible supply statement issued today showed the.following changes :\u2014 Wheat, decrease, 1,791,000 bushels; corn, decrease, 4,718,000 bushels; oats, decrease, 1,969,000 bushels.Argentine shipments last week, officially reported 64,000 bushels of wheat, including 64,000 to the United Kingdom and none to the continent, and 136,000 bus hela of Daite à me 32, Sales of butter this morning on the basis 104,000 to the continent against a of 158.total of none of wheat and 192,000 bushels Cheese in Liverpooi broke from 50s to of corn preceding week.The shipments of 548 6d.wheat this week a year ago were 696,000 The Montreal stock of corn is 20,306 \u2018bushels.bushels.The English farmers\u2019 deliveries of wheat in 196 towns in the United Kingdom during the last week were 38,200 grs.at an average price of 27s 9d, against 34,600 qrs.at 26s 6d the previous week.Liverpool stocks of wheat, corn, and flour and comparisons are as follows: Chicago special : There are bids here for shipping, but limits are too low.Logan, of Chicago, wired : \u201cI believe a bear ought to sell September and a bul buy July.\u201d CT The first cheese boat was in this morning.About 150 boxes were all that she Flour, .Wheat, Corn, sacks, brought.The cheese was consigned.bushels.bushels.280 Ibs.A broker received the following Chicago wire : \u201cCables are down this a.m.half a penny.Weather rather cool.and winter conditions unimproved according vo snow.World's shipments, 3,926,000 bushels, against the same last week.A change in weather will tend to bearishness.\u201d The Orange Judd Farmer estimates that the acreage of spring wheat will show an increase of 14 per cent., or 1,250,000 acres, more than last year.It gives the condition of winter wheat 82.4, compared with 85.5 last month.Says high condition in California and fair prospect in Kansas alone prevents a sensationally low condi tion.May 1, 1897.3,265,000 2,236,666 110,000 April 1, 1897 .3,903,304 2,014,904 115,399 May 1, 1896 .2,758,208 724,160 84,413 Montreal Markets.Local Stocks This Week Exhibit Some Generous Gains.\u2014 GRAIN.The grain market did not exhibit any special feature to-day unless the fact that there was less activity than usual can be called suck.The main point of interest is the statement of stocks in public elevators.Wheat showed a fairly large gain and is now over the 600,000 mark, Local Grain Stocks .À diy thet the shipments n will the heaviest losses.If allowance is made 5° iy .\u2018 exceed those of tai week ass Week Wi for difference in mileage the percentage while oats are ee 0 aime ere Good Sized Increasos This Week 1 \u2019 df loss which appears would he oven , > eo In ASTRA eater.Sout 3 during the week, which places the stock Wheat, Peas and Oats, ' NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.5 En y hern roads ropoct an INCT2ASE at 269,918 bushels against only 22,253 bush- _ 4 over years with which comparison ols last y Th it litt] .\u2018 Meure.J.8.Bache and Co.report is made, end South Western a gain over \"con year.| of ere was quite a little accumulation to-day'a prices in N 1 ; N £ th ; Concerning the market to-day there is [of grain in Montreal elevators ihe past ¢ ys prices in New York ar 12.30 by last year.one oO e large eastern |.to be said.Ooats are firmly held week, but with navagation \u2018 qe to their Montreal manager, C.D.{trunk lines have yet reported, and the à 0 LR rot ar with 3 Neral Yin u IL oy ed »pen row sev- onk, 16 St, Sacrament Street - only important Pacific road yet reporting ARG Value on the WIole are without any era; ines wil sow early cecreases.¢ is Northern Pacific material change.Up west th2 demand Fhe principal changes last wcek were ¢ May 3.is fairly good for oats, while it is noticed {in wheat, peas and oats.The former ¢ Es \u20ac ; that exporters are in the market for peas grade showed an increase of 24,405 bushels, ¢ Description, 28 8 Very Uncertain.around 40Je; The following gives a fair |the second a guin of 34,059 bushels and \u2018 \u2014_\u2014 oO x .idea of the local values.We quote: No.{the latter a gain of something less than \u2018 A COMET OM.oan 7 Henry Clews Speaks of the Discoura g |1 hard Fort William, 00c to 00e; wheat [12,000 bushels.It is noticed that the ¢ Am.Tobacs care sevsocsentansaces sees a.ing Features in Stocks.No.2 hard, nominal : peas per (0 lbs, 1a |stock of flour is getting down pretty well.' J do.pref.CONTE \u2014 store 503c to blc, oats, No.2 white, in [there being a decrease for the week of ¢ as, ver COurmmrnrrnronrenees 113% 1143] \u201cDullness and steadiness of prices,\u201d store, 25}c to 20c; oats, American, in |9,832 barrels.¢ Am, Spirite MtgP Ce vs+ssco-eusse 1034 103} writes Henry Clews, \u201care the characteris- bond, 00c to Ofc; rve.No, 2.40c to dlc; The comparative stalement as compiled | \u201cà T do.a Bret.> \"973 s9g° tics of business in Wall Street.The situa: barley, feed, 33c¢; buckwheat, per bueb., {by the Board of Trade is as follows : in .e.all paid 108 \u201clug tion is generally hopeful, and holders of YHe to 3ue.May 1.April 24, May 2 > Last.& Ohlo.pref.«evs «.securities show no disposition to sell; but w : _ > > et sr Mate Gas.:: =\" [on the one hand there is a variety of un- jf anything the fo Le scems to be a lit Wheat.bush ed hh sien: Cadeiremen a OIL LU2 ooo.Certainties overhanging the market such DO à Se MIE SEETS | - tent, bush.G00 654 844,255 ( AY wessmeeseucssssse eres see.88 the Greco-Turkish war, the cloudy out- tle better in the = anadian Ww heat mar Corn, bush.20,308 20,305 7u,721 CB RQ mreseccacsese *poi \u201cpas look for the grain and cotton crops, the 8, DuL no IMportant changés ave OC- |Peus, bush.2.262,918 228,649 22,253 ago ++ vvecccocvccc0se T2A 72% .: DN curred.A report from the west says:-\u2014 Ouis.bush 879,541 867,74 32: CEN WS rem sen aa 8ià 813 starting of gold exports and the restraint |.ats, bush.89,5 87,740 432,385 î ¢ RTE mccsacces on certain industries \u201cmdin tariff legisla- The market here had a rather improved Barley, bush.56,131 33,503 64255 iy CMy a SEP ao\u2019 ti Lil tl ne y hand there is an tone to-day.For white wheat west, 78¢ Kye.bush.TSU 75.607 6.484 Cot Gag N sul.len\u2014while on the othe .was bid, und red was wanted at 74e.Manic lone bela 21 516 °, =; Cleveland QU'A absence of any decisive factors tending to- - ; Flour, brls.31,516 41.348 37,209 b Land C.ward higher prices: and the net result is à loba No.I hurd offered.Midland.at 81e, Meal, bris.4,928 4908 5,600 id .heutral situation of quist but contident 81 S0e was bid, firm.No.2 was wanted POINTS \u2019 \u201cver & Rio @ ce vesnee.s 104% 1043 CCC ! .0.1h ; at 78e.\u201d .wth, 8 PECL.ii T 8 78 waiting for some influential bull happening sled (do.per.Sho& Au.0000 3 3 that will start up a buying movement, the CORN.Manitoba Wheat.Hoo 180+ ll : bears meanwhile contenting themselves The feeling in the west seems to be ra- Quite a Lot of it Selling for Export in a AL .: with brief and cautious turns.\u201d ther easier, and in sume instances lower New York Le Gas © : \u2014 prices are quoted.Carlots of yellow, : tp and Waar MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE, |Cbatham, Freights, were offered at 24c.Almost every day now the grain reports ei.je Pie veuves vs a.The moon prices on the local stock ex- FLOUR.isent to local grain men from New York d baad change to-day were reported as follows LY The market to-day was not very active Contain sales of Manitoba wheat for ex: y 8 tog vated : C ia and a good many who are ordinarily pe:tty port.Iu letters received to-day additional : i Pac Charles Meredith & Co., St.Francois 10 à : 5 A œ fay Ceut Xavier Street.Montreal: large buyers are inclined to hold back.sales were noted, one report saying: \u201clox.de.pret Maya apr ae.Values in the meantime keep fairly firm Potters reported only one lvad No.1 hard evie } ; Am\" ay apr.#0 and holders are not generally disposed to Manitoba on private terns.Premiums un- _\u2014 ua.> make any liberal concessions.Ontario | © lanill rs, it is said, are quite strong in their Manitoba wheat sold for export vin Boston Tate SARE | # lideus.Local stocks are decressing.mod- \u2018toi prompt shipnr nt.Late in the day \u2019 « a Canadian Paciite Rails m 53 21 30 erately.the supply in public elevators now | exporters took J loads L'haux to arrive on \"Tew anadian Pacifle JM way ds L921 82% hog estimated at 31.516 barrels.against © p-.F.0.D.rates; Ao.werd, 5¢ over May Lye Do do Land Bonds! .i.}.0.; DE -.bar \u201c+ to arrive: New York do, 2 ov t _ Ny nds D.S.S.A.covssacrcee voue] SU 3| 41/8 41H48 least week, and 37.209 barrels lust .E > x s er to ar el.rau D.S,S, A.pfd.wel 81 64 TF by (vear.Tocal values are: Straight rol- | rive Manitobu.No.1, dic over to arrive; hs ta Ma.Commercial Cable Co.188 155 10e 1081 lor, $3.90 to $1.00 ; strught No.2 red nominal: No.2 hard winter, ei |b Rhea Bonds 99 90 804 98 | HET 0 q1s0 to $10; super [lic over prompt; No.3 do, de under May or ~ LN Montreal Telegraph Co.170 [166 170 166 tine, $0.00 to $0.05; extra bags, |brICE.sé 5 AS Railway Jick and Ohi, Rav.Co xd.212} oo ets EN £0.00 to $0.00: strong bakers\u2019, Manitoba, latest reports to local people from the \u2014 \u2018Pa ver Toronto Street y eo a | 744 733 84.9% to 4.5); spring patents, Monitobe.west, note very little activity n Manitoba \u2018Les pa Halifax T.CO, 92 By} 92 88° 8450 ta &4 80: winter wheat patents, $ country markets, and say that there wi = vous lo do Bonds.|.| 103 105 103 not likelv be any until the seeding opera- 5S a La .Montrer Cas Leu ss sauoces je 1844 185 Ish to $1.50.tions are concluded.g ope \u2014 fer loyal Kleotric Co.Rights.(14744433 1454 115 MEAL._ R ver, pret Bank of ren 8 sc.2 D 232 39 233 The Montreal stock of meal is 4,928 bar- LONDON STOCK MARKET.gets - % Pac.= - .à sh Ontario Bank.- RE | S | 22 | & 82 {rely against 4,93 barrels last week and Messrs.Macdougall 1Bros.stock broke rm Cuigeme Nak of Brite No Aen] gs lige [3000 barrels last year, Values ate ee aslug prices of American stocks in pat \"ae Bank of Toronto.e.+ 235 228} 232! 228% changed as fuilows.Prices are: Rolle the Sos ng Ale.s oi | ~~ Jfcqued Cartier Chasse seein oa 100 5 per bag.$1.35 to $1.40: rolled.per barrel, @TCHANTO .22002000 00000000 794 179 j1724 @> -5 £.granul: 5 9 83: ie - Merchant ce Halifax UNSS [ha 153 [16 82-75 to 82.85: granulated.8275 ta 32.8; STOCKS May \u2018April Apr \u201cdT 1 © finding Eastern lownehibe.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.|.-.[146 |\" at granulated.per Lag, $1.35 to $1.40, stan- s | HW.# | 1 Bre rg To 200 Of gigantic skele- RUS yvio te, Bonds.Ion] Et, dard 8100 Atchison.iors ol on rth w éory that at so i au a ; ES SUPER EED.Camadiau Pacific,.54 £3 63} \u2014 1 ia EERIE by gants and giant.i iol\u201d lis The market.is REED.ndy at the re Grand Trunk Jat # | 8.5 tres been exploded \u201cpe but this theo- Ville Marie.oo 00: too 73 cent decline.Manitoba bran, $10.50 to Ævie.\u2026\u2026.1298 124 | 12a OR & tu cletons and bon the discovery Hochelaga.1323/1304 ¥11: Ontario at $10.50 and Manitoba shorts ne da >, a oh tan hep.ves belonged not Ottawa Bank.coceieengeeni].\u2026|.\u2026|- [at $11.50 to $12, bags included.inoje Central, .| A i : Rgs-but Mmaumoths North \u201cVest Land pfd 1 49 5000 fee Louisville and Nnsh did j.g7l ad Te Ihe celebrated ; and masto- Champl and St Law.Bonds.NI coat HAY.Lake SHOFE.0\u20260\u20260200000 SS Cees .Le 19 bave in gants of the last Montreal Cottor Co, 1324125 [132 1274 .Northern Pacific pfd.} 352 à lue ma, 1 RO Case exceed Ca ; rt 15 The market holds about steady at $10 New York Central.101$ 102 101 _.-; Wajorit .ceeded ten nadaColored CottonCo.1 453 |.1 #42 |.] Weer hencuee a 3 id t Nf inte being something over * \u201c « Bondsi 424| 40}{.}.ta $10.50 for No.1 on track and $8.50 for Ontario and Wester.4 3 ae & hoes .\\ \u2018© : ce » » ou Se fon great 9 POb, as à rule, re Windsor TL ooo nor 100 | 800 No.2.St pram Py my at 1 4 es usually ME or greut ap- M.S.R.Rights ln 534) 623} 53H 53 CHEESE.Union Pacific.cee eee 8 Le te Tu salle Bente and mel- Montreni Lonnand Mort Co::|.|.-|t3s 50° The idea for cheese où this market meats Bank rate os ee à à g OLAS SLEOL RY.orevvevereridin ldots to be about 10¢ to 10%c.The exports of Congols.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.elrerrelonccen larmes 7 \u2014\u2014 me \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 3, 189% \\UTO-CHS IN MONTREAL Have They the Right to Use the Stréets and Parks ?Question Referred to City Attorney by Roads Committee\u2014Other Bual- ness Done.Have auto-oars, motor carriages and similar invention the right to use the streets of Montreal and the paths of ita perks, without police interference?was the ques tion put to the Road Committee on Saturday.The question appeared to take the members by surprise, and nome of them were prepared to answer it, so the matter was referred to the City Attorney {or decision, Considerable discussion took place on a report from the City Surveyor on the wreteched condition of the asphalt on some of the paved streets, notably Notre Dame and Sc Jumes streets, The City Surveyor wus instructed to gv ahead with repairs pending a settlement of the dis pute with the Street Railway, the Gas Company, and the Lachine companies, who, it is cluimed, are partly responsible far the present condition of the streets.The sidewalk on St.Lawrence street between Craig and St.Catherine and on geveral other streets was reported in bed condition, and a large number of reports of damaged roadways, were received, and sent to Council.A large and important deputation from St.Denis Ward was present, and asked that St.Hubert street be extended.The Committee promised to consider the matter, but the City Surveyor says he has only $2,400 left for work of that description.Ald.Grothe euquired regarding the proposed public works in.St.Jean Baptiste Ward.The City Surveyor had made an estimate and found that the making of draing, coristruction \u2018of sidewalks, and macadamizing streets, would entail an expenditure of $12,000, and it was decided to make a report to that effect for pre sentation to the City Council.-In this connection Ald.Prefontaine referred to a report he had read in an Ottawa paper in which it was said that granolithic sidewalks under present conditions, would cost no more than wooden sidewalks.This had been very interest ing to him, when he had read it, and see ing that wood was cheaper in Ottawa, than in Montreal, graolithic should be cheaper here tha nwood.With graolithic they received a 15 years\u2019 guarantee, while wood had to be renewed every five years or so.He recommended that the City Surveyor write the Ottawa City Surveyor asking for further particulara.This was adopted.The proprietors on Chambord street wrote asking for a sidewalk.Referred to Council.Mr.Beaumont, asked permission to put an ornamental base round the different telegraph poles in the city, on which the names of streets and principal residents should also appear.The matter was re ferred to a sub-committee composed of Ald.Grothe, Kinsella and Reneault.The paving inspector, Gagnon, appoint ed at last meeting, was reported to be unsuitable for the position, and it was decided to ransfer one Bousquet from the quarry, to that position, the position at the quarry being filled by the transfer of M Poirier.The proprietor of the Waverley House, Lagauchetiere street, was given formal temporary permission to use chairs on the sidewalk, such procedure having been objected to by certain individuals.TO-DAY\u2019S OPENINGS.Wilton Lackaye at the Academy-\u2014Hs meralda, Francais; Boys of Kil- kenny, Royal.There has been a very large demand for seats for the engagement of Wilton Lack- aye and all star cast which begins at the Academy of Music to-night.The com pany comprises the most artistic players on the American stage.Mr.Lackaye brings with him Marie Wainw.isat, who starred many seasons successfully; Alice Evans, for a number of years Hoyt's leading lady; Grace Mae Lamkin, a finished artist; the stage veteran, C.W.Coul- dock; Forest Robinson, one of the best leading men; Byron Douglas, Joseph Al len, Joseph Callahan, J.W.Renny, Edwin Wallace, and others of note.Tonight and to-morrow night the company will present Dr.Belgraff, a powerful drama that has scored a success in New York city and throughout the country.Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday avenings, and at the matinees Ling sud Tlayer will be presented, which is a romantic drama relating to an \u2018nicidert \u2018n ihe life o£ Moliere, the famous French p et and dramatist and deals with the :n- triques during the reign of Louis the M1V.Montreal play-goers will no doubt snow their appreciation for true dramatic ait and take advantage of this opporsunity.Esmeralda, a charming play the scene of which is laid in the mountains of North Carolina, is to be played at Theatre l\u2018raucais this week by the stock comyauy.The play was u great success Wien pro- diced severul years ago at the A\u2018adison Seunre Thentre.New York, and that charming actress, Annie Russell, fist achieved fame iu the title rols ls was written by Mrs.Frances Hodgsen Bur- Lett, authoress of Little Lord Faiuutle- roy ,and William Gillette, author of Hold Ly the Enemy.A new member of the stock company will replace Miss Draper.The vaudeville bill is headed by Lydia True.America\u2019s best characte: vocalist.Others who will appear are \\Valton and Mayon, grotesque pantomimists, late cf Augustin Daly's company, and Nicholls and Martell, dancers.The Bovs of Kilkenny, which will be presented here at the Theatre Royal to-day, is said to be one of the truest and most consistent pictures of life in the \u2018Ould Country\u201d that has been seen on the staxe since the days of Dion Boucivanit.Everybody who is at all familiar with this present theatrical season knows that Irish drama has been at rather a low ebb of late.No writer of Irish birth and antecedents has found it worth his while to give us a reflex of life in Ireland as it really ia.It is a well-known fact that most of the so-called Irish plays are distorted ond exagwerated to the last degree.The Boys of Kilkenny is said to be a play in which the characters and scales are kept well within the bounds of probability.LORGURBUIL LITERARY CLUB The ninth annual dinner of the Longueuil Literary Club was held on Friday evening.The chair was occupied by the Hon.President of the club, Rev.J.Gilbert Baylis, B.D.The various toasts which were proposed were very suitably responded to by Messrs.William Cooper, W.J.Gear, A.C.Wurtele, Rev.J.Gilbert Baylis, F.J.McClure, E.T.Brown, D.Anderson, W.Q.Wallder, B.C.L., John Hamilton, James McClure, A.E.Carmichael, W.T.Moffat and G.A.McColl.Songs were rendered by various members of the club, and altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent.* etienne J ey The Lancashire Brand The original patentees and manufacturers of the CAMEL HAI R BELTING.Patented by this Company thirty-four years ago.D.K.McLAREN 24 Victoria Square; MONTREAL Sole Representative for the Dominion, Full stock of all sizes on hand.Prices on application.Turkish Rugs.GRAND SALE AT Absolute Unreserved Auction Superb Antique Oriental Rugs CARPETS, and other Eastern Art productions.Will take place at our Rooms, Nos, 241 and 243 ST.JAMES STRELT, où TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURS DAY, MAY 4th, 6th and %th.Goods on exhibition Munday, May 3rd I'he subscribers bave leusure to an- Dounce this shipment of Eastern l\u2019roduc- tions, and are authoried by the owners to state that the quality and desizn of the goods are of the very finest quality, none but the choleest having been sent.Included in this collection is the famous Silk Rug made to order by a former bal of Persia over Z0U ycars ago, and fur which $2,500 was offered last year.As we Intend muklug this a clearing sale, And as jou are aware Oriental Productions are getting more difficult to obtain on account of wars in Turkey, and the dutles being advanced on tbis class of goods.it will be to your advautage to attend this sale.Sule each day at 11 and 2.30 o'clock.RAE & DONNELLY, Auctioneers.PERSONALS.Hon.N.Clarke Wallace spent yesterday with friends in the city.Hon.J.W.Longley, Attorney-General of Nova Scotia, is in the city.Mr.and Mrs.Duck, Toronto, are spending a few weeks at the Windsor.Sir Adolphe Chapleau, Lieut.-Governor, proceeded to Quebec this morning.Mrs.Charles Barnes, of Chicago, js visiting her aunt, Mra.Edgar Judge, West- mount.Mr.C.J.O.Swan, M.l\u2019.l\u2019., for Albert in the New Brunswick Legislature, was a guest at the Windsor yesterday.Hon.M.F.Hackett, Provincial Secretary, and Mr.Justice Bourgeois, Three Rivers, were in the city on Saturday.Messrs.A.D.Nelson, Fred Massey, Daniel McLaren and WW Rutherford, are the visiting governors to the Protestant Hospital for the Insane.The visiting governors to the Montreal General Hospital for the week are Messrs.James Cochrane, 'homas Cushing, Robert Bickerdike and George WW.Sadler.Madame Nilca left last evening for Ottawa and will sing at a reception to be given by Madame Laurier at her residence on Wednesday, by special invitation The visiting governors for the present week to the Protestant Housegpf Industry and to the Homes at Longue Pointe are Messrs, Daniel Wilson and Henry J.Tif- fin.Mr.A.Davis, civil engineer, has gone to Deseronto to superintend some work in connection with water supply improvements there.Afterwards he will go to Toronto to submit new plans for a tunnel to the lake, Hon.J.W.Longley, of Halitax, Hon.William Pugsley, St John and Messrs.W.J.Stewart, C.H.Cahan, C.85.Har rington, Hector Mclnnes, Daniel MeNeil, of Halifax, W.W.Wells, of Moncton and L.U.MacNutt, of Fredericton, are among the Maritime Provinces members of the bar who passed through the city yesterday on their way to Ottawa to attend the Supreme Court.AT THE HOTELS.Strangers From Many Places Who Are at Present Visiting in Montreal.AT THE WINDSOR.Mr.Wm.C.Colburn, Detroit.Mr.J.W.Stoughton, Detroit.Mr.A.B.Eldridge, Marquette.Mr.J.A.Flaville, Toronto.Mr.John F.Staire, Halifax.Miss Marie Wainwright, New York.Mr.Forrest Robinson, New York Mr.W.L Palmer, Albany.Mr.J.,W.Brudick, Albany.Miss Franklin, New York.Mr.G.W.Wilhamson, New York.Mr.Charles W.Baker, New York., Mr.Wm.Mackenzie, Toronto.Mr.Wm.H.Connell, Toronto.Mr.W.H.\u2018 Stewart, Toronto.Mr.Geo.Mussen, Toronto.Mr.N.J.Goldstein, New York.Mr.W.R.Calloway, Minneapolis.Mr.Geo.D.Prentiss, New York.Mr C.H Kentgen, New York Mr.Charles C.Castle, New York.Mr.J.W.Catty, London, Nr.GO.W.Burnand, Boston.Mr, F.H.Brvdg:s, Winnipeg.Mr.Wilton Lackaye, and wife, New York.Mr.Wm.J.Stewart, Halifax.Afr.C.H.Cahan, Halifax.Mr.L.H.Blem, Ottawa.Mr.C.S.Harrington, Halifax Mr.Hector Melnnes, Halifax, Mr.F.LB.Wade, Fridgewater.Signo Foli, London.Mme.Van der Ver Green, Wien.Mr.I.Tilton, Ottawa.Mr.G.E.Slater, city.Mr.Thomas Munro, Coteau.Mrs.©.H.Jones, Menomoneee.Mr.JJ.W.longley, Halifax.Mr.W.W.Welle, Moncton Mr.G.C.Carey.Boston.Mr.G.H.Stebbins, Boston.Mr.V.E.Hogue.London.Mr.Fmery Lafontaine, and wife, London.Mr.F.A.York.London Mr.F.A.York, England.Mr.R.G.Kilvert.Quebec.Mr.M.B.Tovell, Coaticooke.Mr.J.Krusman.Philadelphia.Mr.A.M.Wilby.Port Arthur, Mr.A.H.Robinson, Liverpool.Mr.R.J.Lenehan, Sandy Il, N.Y.Mr.H.J.Berrigan, Sandv Hl, N.Y.Mr.P.B.McCaghy.Sandy Hill, N.Y.Mr.J.Barclay, Glasgow.Mr.Thomas Torry.Minneapolis.Mr.E.B.Whitaker, Boston.Me.D.J.Munn, New Westminster.Mr.R.F.Fitzgerald, Duluth.Capt.and Mrs.Hosmer, England.Mr.FE.M.Lambert and wife, Minne aolis.Mr.A.C.Rice, Dayton.Sir Adolphe Chapleeu.Spercerwood.Mr.A.C.Fraser, Calgary.Mr.L.C Macnutt., Fredericton, N.B.Mr.Daniel McNeil, Halifax.Mr.C.J.Osmen, Hillshorough.Mr.Wm.Pugsley, St.Joha.~ (sie mn month last BROKERS.ETC.J.A.FINLAYSOR.A.GRANT, FINLAYSON & GRANT, Custom House Brokers, Forwarders and Warehousemen.618 to 417 Bt.Paul 8t.,, MONTREAL, Bell Tel.1808.P.O.Box 4346.Vi.0.WARREN, ACCOUNTANT AND TRUSTEH 38 Temple Building.Special attention p&'! to auditing the booke, closing entries and statemen of joint stock :umpanies.Trust moneys kept in separate Bani Accounts and carefuily administered, LOANS NEGOTIATED.PROFESSIONAL CARDS, 4 tou BARRISTERS, NOTARIES, ETO, ; G 1IBBONS, MULKERN & HARPER, x BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Office\u2014Cor.Richmond and Carling Streets, LONDON, Ox Gro.C.GisBoxg, Q.C, P.MULEERE ] FRED.F.HARPER.JL'ETCH & PRINGLE, en \u2014\u2014 BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, SOLICTTORE IN CHANCERY, NOTARIES PUBLIC, E CORN \\V ALL, OX Jas, Leircn, Q.C.R.A, PRINGLE, FRANCIS H.CHRYSLER, QC, PARLIAMENTARY, SUPREME COURT AX DEPARTMENTAL AGENTS 8 ONTARIO CHAMBERS OTTAWA, CANADA F T.COSTELLO, ° BARRISTER, SOLICITOR.ET, ALEXANDRIA, ON?SAXE & ARCHIBALD ARCHITECTS, Room 79, Imperial Building, Montreal MILTON L.HERSEY, B.A.S¢, Consulting Chemist of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Instruction to Business Men and others ip Assaying.etc, ANALYSES AND ASSAYS of Ores, Minerals, Coal, Cements, Steel, Oils Paints, Varnishes, Waters, Liquors ] ete., etc.Examination of Processes.Buperin- tendence.Counsel, \u2018Telephone 233, _ Samples by Mail\u20141c per 4 0z.; lin 24 02 16 8T.SACRAMENT ST.MONTREAL L = JAPAN.JAVA MOUNT ROYAL RICE.MILLS BRAND PATNA.BURMAH- D.W.ROSS CO., Agents.Buy from Advertiser and mentlon Herald BROKERAGE HOUSE \u2014OF\u2014 FRANK BOND & CO, 1719 Notre Dame Street.We have formed a connection with J.Bh WILLARD & CO., Bankers and Brokerm 55 Broadway, N.Y., and 17 Board of Trade Chicago, for tbe purchase and sale o Stocks, Bounds, Wheat, Corn and Provis- fons.We devote our whole attention ta the American markets, and can give the fullest Information and the quickest ser vice.See our dally market letter om WHAT Direct Wires to New York and Chicage BANK OF MONTREAL Notice is hereby given that a Dividend of Five per cent., for the current halfs year (making a total distribution for tba vear of Ten per cent.), upon the pald-up Capital Stock of this Institution has bee declared, and that the same will be payable at its Panking House in this City, and at its Branches, on and after Tuesday, the tirst day of June next.The Transfer Books will be closed from the 17th to the 31st of May next, both days inclusive.The Annual General Meeting of the Share« holders will be held at the Banking House of the Institution on Monday, the Heventh day of June next.The chair to bE taken at One o'clock.| By order of the Board, E.8.CLOUSTON, + General Manager ° _ Montreal, 15th April, 1897.__ > MONTREAL CITY AND DISTRICT SAVINGS BANK: The Annual Gencral Meeting of the Stockbolders of this Bauvk wid be held ag Its otlice, St.Jaurs \u201ctreet, on TLE PAY.cI M Vv vx, at One ove vu, fur the reception of the Annual Repo and Statements, and the election of D turs.By order of the Board, id Y.CARRFAU, Manager ~ \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK ANNUAL MEETING.: Montreal, April 1st, 1897.Notice Is hereby given that the ANNUAY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders?of this Bank will Le Leld !n their Banking House la the Clty of Sherbrouke, on Wednesday, 2nd day of June next, The chair will be taken at 2 o'clock p.m» By order of the Board, WM.FARWELL, Geueral Manages Sherbrooke, 1st May, 1897, RUPTURED ?If so, did you ever notice the ease with wulch it can be reduced and retailned by the flue gers?Then what would you say of a Truss with an action similar to that of the human baud and rétalning rupture upon the same principle?He-e it Is.the Wilkinson Truss, / Manufactured by B.Lindman | St.Catherine Street.Webbs Drug\u201d Sts atherine ree \u2018ebb's D Telephon: 4402.rug CUSTOMS RETURNS.| The customs returns for thi past month appear a good indication of the movement which took place recently.According ta sthe collectors\u2019 report the duties for April | were $626,029.41, against $435,774.18 for the of $190,255.23, Fear, an acme k LO 4 FNTAOAD CHANGES Deleware and Hudson Office Closed Up, C.V.TICKETS AT THE G.T.R.Mr.Stonegrave Becomes the Canadian Representative, C.P.R.Will Sell New York Central .Tivkets; Grand Trunk the D.& H,\u2014 An Intercolonial Rumor.St.James Street for the past thirty-five years the headquarters of the city railroad ticket sellers of Montreal saw a sweepiug gkange on Saturday and to-day.It was brought about partially by the Fecent decision to practically pool the sale of tickets for New Yora and intermediate places; the tirst news of which appeared in The Herald about two mouths ago.The.old Grand Vrunk ticket oflice 143 Bt.James Street, has been known to the travelling public fur thirty years.Ou Saturday the fixtures were taken out, the furniture removed and in halt an hour No.137, a fry doors east became the fi.1.office.The Delaware and Hudson office which was also in 143 was completely closed up.Mr.W.H.Henry, the city agent for many years, banding over the tickets to Mr.Andrew Joyce, the G.T.¢ity agent, who will sell them in future.\u201cAcross the road the Central Vermont Railway ticket office ceased to be such.Hegeafter Mr.A.C.Stonegrave with Mr.VW.R.Elliott, as clerk, will be the Canadian agent of the road.For fifteen years Mr.Stonegrave ran a train into Montreal end in 1881 he became the city agent.Mr.Harry Elliott who has been Mr.Stoue- grave\u2019s right hand man for sixtecn years, joins \u2018Mr.Joyce in the Grand Trunk office.Mr.Marcus Alex who has \\|beeu with the company for about twenty years, becames soliciting agent for the New Eng- lang \\business.rosa the street again to 137 and the New Work Central office will be found to be a thing of the past.Mr.H.S.Philps ang bis assistants have gone to the Board of Trade building where they huve an office fot the transaction of freight business; the sale of tickets for transportation over the New York Central will now be carried vu by the C.P.R.at Mr.Egg's\u2019 St.James Street office.In the Grand Trunk oftfica Mr.Joyce will be assisted by Mr.W.H.Clancy, Mr.F.M.Gillman and Mr.Elliott.Mr.J.E.Malone will be the outside soliciting agent.The C.P.R.office will be in charge of Mr.W.F.Egg, his assistants being Mr.J.W.Bryson, Mr.P.J.Cullen, Mr.Thomas Wall, and Mr.H.R.Ibbottson, aa heretofore, soliciting agent._ etn em om =a amet THE MONTREAL BAR.Mr.C.B.Carter, Q.C., Hlected Baton \u2018nier at the Annual Meeting Held on Saturday.a \u2014 The annual meeting of the Bar of Montreal took place on Saturday afternoon.Mr.Arthur Globensky, the syndic, pre siding in the absence of the batonnier, Mr.Robidoux.The report of the secre tary, Mr.L.FE.Bernard, showed the re- ceipta of the year to have amounted to $10,432.93, which with the balance brought forward last year, makes a total of 317.057.16, The expenditure amounted to $10,177.31, leaving a balance to be carried orward of $7,779.85.\u2018The\u2019 report having been adopted, the election of officers was proceeded with, and resulted as follows: Mr.© B.Carter, Q.C., batonnier; Mr.A.G.Globensky, Q.C.,, syndic; Mr.L.J.Ethier, Q.C., trea- suret; Mr L E Bernard, secretary.Members of the council: Messrs.F.X.Cho- guet, Lomer Gouin, G.Lamothe, R.Dan- durand, Hon.Horace Archambault, P.B.Migneault, F.G.Bisaillon, and IT.Abbott.Messrs, L.G.Glass, A.W.P.Buchunan, MT.Perron, and J.Lamarche acted as scru- - A SUMMER SCHOOL.The Sunday School Union of the Pro.wince of Quebec has a scheme on hand.it will open this summer at Georgeville a summèr school for Sunday school teachers.Competent instructors, including a specialist from the School for Christian Workers, Bpringfield, Mass., will conduct the course of study.This will embrace lessons on the Iinglish Bible, lectures and conterences on the art of teaching, lectures and conter.ences on child study, and themes of prac: tical interest to all teachers.# - LIBERAL HEADQUARTERS.The central committee room of the Liberal party in Montreal is located ai 89 St.James Street.Telephone No.568.\u2014 Cut out and preserve the following Coupon - 8010+ 0101+ 9+ 910000 7 \u2014_ rm ed > pr\u2014 = +.» Golored Supplement ¢ Will be exchanged for Six of these Coupons consecutively numbered.PI OI PIP P+ P+ $ ?3.0.AUCTIONEERS\u2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS RAF & DONNELLY\u2014Sale of Turkish Rugs Tuesday.Wednesday and Ihnsdiy, May 4, 5 and 6, 243 St.Jumrg Street.M.HICKS & CO.\u2014Sale of Turkish Rugs, Carpets, ete, Thursday aud Friday, May 6 and 7, 1511 Notre Dame Street.For particulars, see adyertisemeuts [an another column.Money Saved By selecting your next sult from our fine assortment of iwportativns now in stock.We are prepared to supply your every need in our lime at shortest notice, giving positively tbe faest material and workwunship at surprisingly reasonable rutes.It «osta yas à olutely nothing to examine our goods, which will convince yun of their merits.Our style and fit are fauitiess, qual- Ity unsorpassed, aud prices alwuys at the | lowest ebb.Cilfford & Ferris, mmeenhedee 1e ol Phillips Square.: DENOUNCES T0LA \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Mr.Brunetiere on the Modern French Novel, tp REALISM WHICH IS UNREAL There Are no Peasants or Working men Like Zola's.M Admits That There Are a Couple of Works by This Author Which Are Not Objectionable.M.Ferdinand Brunetiere, the eminent French entice, and Madame Brunetievre arrived in Montreal yesterday and are siay- ing at the Windsor\u2014the guests of the | Sulpicians.M.Brunetiere is considered one of the i ablest critics of art and literature that | the world knows today, and in France he holds first place.Upon meeting him he forces home to the intervicwer the fact that it is not an ordinary mau that is talking.Shrewd and careful in his speech he says only what he is repared to stund by, and though others may not always agree with him his criticisms are stamped with honesty and remarkable force, DENOUNCES ZOLA.He was called upon this morning by a Herald reporter and asked as to the truth of the report that he had de- ncunced Zola and bad referred to his works as being full of unreal realism.Lle said : \u201cYes, the report is true.I do not deny that M.Zola has much talent, but I cannot protest too strongly against the pictures of the society of cur land in his novels.Force ur vigor of imagination is his dominant quality; his peasants are not French peasants, his working men are not those of France, his middle classes are not French middle classes, nor are his soldiers and officers French soldiers aud viËcers.Zola overdraws his pictures in every instance; we may have vur faults,but w- have not this sustained grossness, this absolute inuuoralitv, this perfect cynicism which is depicted in his works.\u201d \u201cHave you ever protested befure ¥\u201d \u201cYes, some of us protested and it is getting very difficult for me to re cognize the value of his talent when it lendy itself to sucli ignoble tasks.A pathetic example of Zola\u2019s benign influence was given in the last years of lid- mond de Goncourt, when the old man wishing to be famous as Zola was turned away, sensitive, Japonese, genteel man of letters that he was by nature, to force \u2018himself to write such novels which are among the coarsest in the language aud among the most tiresome in the literature of France.\u201d The conversation drifted \u2018onto (other matters and the critic was asked such \u2018Jucs- ticns as: \u201cHas the occupation of Egypt by the English caused much taik in l\u2018rance t\u201d \u201cWhat do your folks think of the Turko-Grecian war ?\u201d \u201cls the French Government in a settled condition 7\u201d etc.\u201cPardon, pardon,\u201d he replied with a smile, \u201cI think not of those questions in such a way that I would care to discuss them.To return to Zola !\u201d THE POETIC NOVEL.\u201cPierre Loti, happily, perhaps, for us, is a wholly differynt man.The first of his novels passed unnoticed, but the last three, \u2018Le Mariage de Loti,\u201d \u2018Le Roman d'un Spahi,\u201d *Pecheur d'Islande,\u201d restored to us what [ may call the poetic novel.He made a point vof never reading, but he dees not lack culture.His descriptions are incomparable, and they are never inventories, like the descriptions of Zola and Balzac, and to this gift of description he adds the gift of genuine feeling.To see his descriptions equalled we must 50 as far back as_Chateaubriand.Naturally he was the kind of man to make us tired or sick of Zola.\u201cThe career of Paul Bourget is the op- pcsite of the other two.He is in cultivation and in curiosity amoug the foremost observers in contemporary literature.His two greatest faults are to be tuo Parisian and at the same time too cosmopolitan.lle does not know the French provinces, and even in Paris all that he knows well are the intellectual world and the fashionable world.Although he has tiavelledf a good deal, he hardly comes any nearer than Zola to knowing what a peasant or a workingman is; but he is superior to Zola in this, that he does not try to put them on tu his stage.His novels belong to the fashionable world, but they have psychology, which gives them their originality.exact opposite of Zcla, whose personages have no thoughts, no reason, no conscience, and, while they may have physical appetites, have no other human characteris tics.\u201d TWO GOOD BOOKS.\u201cBut, M.Brunetiere, we have been taught to regard such à work as L'Assommoir, for instance, as worthy of a high place in literature and as anything Lut a wicked book.\u201d \u201c1 do not deny that he has wiitten remarkable things.1.Assommoir and arer- minal are fairly remarkuble books und they will preserve their author's name to a certain extent.They are not pleasant, , but thev are by no means the works of a new comer and they are the best things + Zola has done.| \u201cNaturalism is dead and well dead,\u201d ; concluded the critic.| \u201cAnd how do you like our French-Can- | adians ?\u201d \u201cI shall tell vou in a few days,\u201d he \"said.\u201cI am going to lecture here and in Quebec, and I leave for Europe on Saturday.\u201d \u2014 POLICE CHANGES.The annual police changes were effected by the Superintendent on Saturday, when the following officers were transterred : \u2014 Captain Fennel, from No.15, Commissioners stret, to No.7, Young street; Captain Clarke, from No.7 to No.13; Lieut.Proulx, from No.13, Commissioners street, to No.8, Seigneurs street; Lieut.Hebert, from No.8, Seigneurs street, to No.4, cor ner of Ontario street and City Hall ave- pue; Lieut.Bourgeois, from No.4 to No.9, Grand Trunk street: Lieut.Lemay, from Nou.9 to Nu.6.Chaboillez square ; Lieut.Prefontaine.from No.6 to No.3.1222 Ontario street: Lieut.lafleche, trum No.3 to Nu.T4.Ruchel street: Lieut.Belletleur, from No.M to No.15, C'ommis- sivners street.TO WORK LONGER HOURS.The workmen of the Grand l'runk shaps at Pu:nt St.Charles have had tive hours a week added to their working time.The new rule applies tu the wimle system.In that they are the) .GREECE HOLDS ALOOF \u2019 A No Request for Mediation Has Been Made.NOR WILL THIS BE DONE Until the New Ministry Sizes Up the Situation.+ The Retreat From Epirus Doscribed by & Correspondent - À Mad, Headlong Rush.Athens, May 3.\u2014The diplomatic situation may be summed up as follows: No request will be addressed by Greece to the Powers until the Ministers of War and Marine report upon the state of the Greek forces at Pharsalos und elsewhere.The I*owers have not offered mediation, although they do not conceal the fact that a request for intervention will be highly acceptable to them.The Minister for Foreign of Affairs, M.Skouloudis, says the military situation has greatly improved in both Kprius and Thessaly and that the victory of the Greeks over the Turks at Velestino was brilliant.London, May 3.\u2014A special despatch from Athens announces that Edhem Pasha has sent an cflicer with a flag of true to the Greek headquarters, asking for an armistice of five days.Another despatch from Athens says it is again reported that Bulgarian irrezulars, to the number of about 200 men, have crossed the frontier into Macedonia.T.ondon.May 3.\u2014The Times\" correspondent at Patras.giving further details of the fighting at Pentepigadia, nots the neglect of the officers to provide for the timely arrival of reinforcements, à matter so diffi- (uit in that wild section of the country, and proceeds: \u201cWhen the Turks opened the attack I realized that their onset might sxnel ihe \u2018mere handful of Greeks: but, T did not realize that this one blow would throw the entire Greek army in Epirus into a hopeless panic, and cause the loss of all \u2018the positions gained since the opening nf the campaign.\u201cNix thousand Turks scaled the moun- : tain, covered as it is with bushes and rocks, cand in the face of a firing which was rapid and continuous.They Jost -heavily, spite of the fact that two Greek guns Were explicably removed from Action shortly after the fusilada began.The Cvzones fought bravely, but were compelled to ne- tire.\u2019 \u201cThe rest of the Greek positions have been abandoned.There has: been apparently no stand anywhere, and the whole army is crumbling up without firing a shot.We entered Kumuzades with 3,000 men, and then we descended the rough pass where for hours we met no one.The retreating and panic-stricken troops were far ahead.About midnight we and our mournful procession of villagers overtook the route in the army road, crowded aud in utter confusion, packed with a mass of humanity tumbling through the darkness, without hurry and silently, for it was a strange panic that had seized the men, a not to fight but press ~n toward Arta in a sluggish irresistible wave.The oflicers, tvo, like their regiments, walked with gloomy and shame-faced expressions, quite unable to get their men in hand, \u201cAt Kanopoulo Colonel Botzari and his staff vainly tried to check the rout and te make .a stand; but, the mass continually growing, kept rolling along.Presently there mingled with the troops the scared inhabitants of the villages on the line of defeat who, fearing the vengeance for us- sisting the Greeks, were fleeing to Arta, with their families and chattels, their cattle, sheep and goats bellowing, bleating, trampling and killing each other, whil?the lurid glare of the burning homes behind reminded them of all that they had lest.\u201d QUEBEC CITY NEWS.The Arcadia Lands a Large Number of Immigrants\u2014- The Bar Elects Officers.Quebec, May 3\u2014(Special)\u2014Mr.O.Blouin, butcher, of Levis, while walking was suddenly prostrated with paralysis, ard expired some two hours afterwards.At the police court on Saturday Messrs.Forgues and Wiseman, wholesale stationers, were admitted to bail on thirteen in- \"dictments.The bail amounted to $11,400, $3.700 ot which was in personal security, The remaining $5,700 15 in bonds.Mr.A.Lavigne has resigned from the Pourd of Directors of the Quebec Bridge Company, in favor of the Hon.Mr.Dobell, who is one of the biggest stockholders of the company.At last night's service, the Lord Bishop called upon the Very Reverend the Dean tu induct the Rev.Thomas Adams, D.C 1, to be a canon in the Cathedral Church.The ocean passenger season of the Nt.Lowrence for the year 1897 was maugur- ated under most favorable circumstances i yesterday morning, when the German steamer Arcadia, Captain Martens, from | Hamburg and Antwerp, landed 785 immi- ' grants on the breakwater.\u2018I'he annual elections of the Quebec bar took place on Saturday, when the following | officers were elect:d: 1°.X.Lemieux, bat- j tonniere; Amedee Robitaille, syndic; D.| J.Montambault, treasurer; N.N.Olivier, i sceretary; council, L.P.Pelletier, James Dunbar, C.A.Pentland, Hon.T.C.Cas- , grain, Albert Malouin, Hon.Charles Lan- ; gelier.F.X.Drouin, llon.Charles Fitzpatrick.MILITARY MEN MEET.At a meeting of the commanding officers of the Montreal battalions on Saturday evening, in the Military Institute, the question of the local celebration of the Diamond Jubilee was talked over.No reply had been received from the Finance Committee, to a request for $3.000 to help make the celebration a success, aud until the money is voted, the mihtary meas hands are tied.A report was prepared to present to the meeting of the citizens committee, on \u2018Tuesday, asking that tue grant of $5,000 be made at once.SOUTH SHORE RAILWAY, The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Suuth Shore Hallway was held to-day at which the tollowing officers were elected: President, Mr, F.\\.Cho- quet: vice-president, Mr.J.MM.Fortier, managing director, Mr.Hyacinthe Beuv- chimin, secretary, Mr Ek.CU.La'unde: directors, Messrs.James K.Wilson, Rodolphe Tourvil.e, Francois St.German and L.Rene Beauchemin.for mediation hus been or in sullen, unexcited, stubborn determination \u2014 LULL IN TARIFF TALK A Brief Respite for Members at Ottawa, ENVOY CHANG'S BAD FIX.Objected to the Fumigation Process on Landing.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Supreme Court's Interpretation of the Bigamy Clauses of the Criminal Code.Ottawa, May 3.\u2014(Special.)\u2014The House Iwill enjoy one day\u2019s relief from the tariff discussion.lo-day is private members\u2019 day, so that the Government motion to go \u2018into committee of ways and means cannut come up until Tuesday.It is just possible tbat the Government will not proceed {with the tariff resolutions for a few days, | s0 as to permit oï other business being advanced a stage.THE BIGAMY RULING.In reference to sections 275 and 276 of the Criminal Code, dealing with bigamy, the Supreme Court held the provisions intra vires, the Chief Justice dissenting.The decision means that if a married man, or woman, leaves (Canada and obtains a divorua in the United States, and then marries and returns to Canada, then he or she can be prosecuted for bigamy, on res turning to Canada.DINNER BY MR.TARTE.The Hon.J.Israel Tarte, Minister of Public Works, entertained the following gentlemen to dinmer, in the Senate restaurant, on Saturday evening: Hon.C.A.Macintosh, Lieutenanat-Governor of the North- West Territories; Hon.Louis H.Davies, M.P.; Hon.F.W.Heultain, Hon.Jumes Ross, Hon.D.C.Fraser, M.P.; Lt.-Col.J.J.Tucker, M.P.; Messrs.N.Ir, Davin, J.V.Elis, and William Mount, M.P.\u2019s; ¥.A.Heinze, W.Templeman, \u2018 Worfield, Reilly, Stewart Lyon, R.J.Hartley, J.A.Garvin, J.A Phillips, and J.E.Gelinas.] TO FUMIGATE AN ENVOY.Ottawa, Ont., May 3.\u2014 (Special.)\u2014A report has reached Ottawa that His Excellency Chang, special envoy to Loudon, to represent the Emperor of China, at the Diamond Jubilee, who is in quarantine at William's Head, Victoria, has protested against undergoing fumigation, The De- : puty Minister of Agriculture Was asked as to the truth of the report.He said \u2018that Chang had cabled Mr.Chamberlain, and that the Colonial Secretary had tele graphed the Department to show as much consideration as possible for the distinguished visitor.The Department here telegraphed Dr.Watt,superintendent of the quarantine, te show whatever consideration he could towards Chaug, but at the same time to act in the public safety.TENDERED A RECEPTION.Mr.Brunetiere, a Member of the French Academy Entertained - at Laval.Mr.and Mrs.Ferdinand Brunetiere arrived from New York yesterday morning, and are -staying with the Sulpician Fathers.Mr.Brunetiere is one oË the best known French crrtics of the present day, and is a member of the French .Academy.Yesterday afternoon a five o'clock tea was given at Laval University in their honor, which as attended by a large number of prominent society people.Among those present were Mr.Kleczkow- ski, Consul-General for France; Hon.1.O.Maillon, Hon.J.G.Laviolette, Sir Wil liam and Lady Hingston, Lady Lacoste, Mr.Justice and Miss Gill, Mr.Justice Do- herty, Mr.Justice aud Mrs.Jette, Mr.Justice and\u2019 Mrs.Mathieu, Hon.Horace Archambault, Hon.Messrs.James Me- Shane, James O'Brien, Alphonse Lesjar- dins, Joseph Royal, L.J.Forget, J.D.Rolland, Rev.Abbe Coli, Hon.and Mrs, Rodrique Masson, Mr.Justice Archibald, Mr.Justice Pagneulo, Mr.Justice and Miss Ouimet, Principal Peterson of McGill, Rev.Messrs.Auclair, Primeau, Chevrier, Bourassa, Girot, Geoffrion, Duckett, Schick- ling; Messrs.J.A.U.Beaudry, Leblond de Brumath, Jacques Grenier, Dr.and Miss Mount, Dr.Ek.P.Lachapelle, Dr.and Mrs.Rottot, Dr.Lamarche, Dr.Benoit, Messrs.Morin, Rinfret, Gaudet BoMsevin, Consul of Holland, Miss Alice Delorme, Mr.St.Phal.Mr.and Miss Surveyer, Mr.and Mrs.J.L.Archambault, A, J.H.St.Denis, G.A.Marsan, Mr.de Sicyes, U.1.Archambault, Mr.Rouer Roy and Miss Roy, Mr.and Mes.O.Faucher, Dr.Gardner, Mr, L.J.Boivin, Mr.and Mrs.IL.E.Bernard, Messrs.Lafontaine, G.Desaulniers, E.Hurtubise, Mr.and Mrs.Mathieu, Mr.and Mrs.Raoul Dandurand, Mr.Mathys, Consul of Belgium, Mr.and Mrs.L.O.David, Miss David, Mr.and Mrs.S.Beaudin, Mr.and Mrs.Bluimn- hardt, Dr.Fortier, Mrs.Masson and Miss de Salaberry, Miss Barry, Mr.C.A.Har- wood and Miss Harwood, Dr.L.D.ant Mrs.Mignault, Mr.ana Mrs.P.B.Mig- nault, Dr.and Mrs.J.Laberge, Mr.ana Mis.J.X.Perrault.Dr.Barry, Di.Cle- roux, Dr.Barry, Dr.de Martigny, Mrs.F.E.Leblanc, Mr.Paul Letondal, Messrs.Brisset, H.Parent, Schmidt, Dr.Boulet, Hon.and Mrs.Thibaudeau, Dr.and Mra.Mercier, Mr.Faulkner, Dr.Brosseau, Dr.| Parizeau, Dr.Lesage, M.de Beaujeu, Mr.and Mrs.deLotbiniere Harwood, Mr.and Mrs.Bellemare, Dr.and Mrs.Merrill, Miss Gerin Lajoie, Dr.and Miss Villeneuve, Canon Raucicot, Rev.Fathers Pelletier and Legault, O.M.I In the evening Mr.and Mrs.Bruneticre dined with Mr.Kleczkowski, the Consul: General.MAILS FOR EUROPE.The mails for Great Britain and Ireland close at the Montreal Post Otlee during the preseut week as hereunder : Day.Steaier.Hour.Monuduy.Per steamship Lahn, North German Lloyd .5.30 p.m.Tuesday.Per steamsbip Majestic, White Star .5.30 p.m.Friday.Per steamship Lucan- la, Cunard .8.00 p.m.Saturday.Per steamship Scotsman, Dominion .7.00 p.m.Sunday.Per steamship Scotsman (supplementary).6.30 a.m.The malls fur France.Germany, ete, per steamship La Touraine.General Traus- Atlantic Line, close on Saturday at 7 p.m.THE NEWSBOYS Are good judges of a paper's popularity.They will tell you that The Herald now sells better than any ex- ¢ other English paper\u2014-with une ception.Not bad for a four month's youngster, is it ?saad arial, MUNA, aia Sr.1097.DETAINED BY ICE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Vessels Overdue and No Reports as Yet.Several To-Morrow Will See Some Ocean Liners in Port\u2014The Canals Open and Busy Yesterday.At least seven vessels are due in the port of Montreal, and have not yet reported.Though as yes no accurate information has been obtained, there is no doubt at the steamship offices that the vessels must have been detained by ice.\u2018Lhe following vessels have not yet reported :\u2014 Dominion Line SS.Scotsman, Beaver Line SS.Lake Superior, Thomson Line SS.Cer- vona and Ganges, Donaldson Line SS.Kee.aoe Acadian has been sighted off Cape ay.EXPECTED ARRIVALS.The Arcadia, from Antwerp, arrived at Quebec yesterday morning, and landed 756 passengers, mostly for the North-West, She leaves Quebec to-morrow morning, arriving here late in the evening.\u2018The Allan Line steamships Brazilian and Manitoban are expected in port to-mor- row, the latter at 4 p.m.and the former at 6 p.m.The Donaldson Line SS.Tritonia, Captain Role, passed Quebec this morning about 9 o'clock.She will arrive here late to-night with a full general cargo.The Furness Line SS.Cynthiana, from Antwerp, is in the Gulf, and is expected at Quebec to-morrow.OPEN ON SUNDAY.The Cornwall and Beauhärnois Canals were kept open yesterday by order of the Minister of Railways and Canals, who had been requested by the Board of Trade to issue such an order.Despatches from Cornwall say that there has been a steady stream of grain barges since the canal was opened.Yesterday a delay of a few hours way caused by the breaking of a screw in the nigger-head, but otherwise :fhe locks were busy all day.The Lachine Canal was open yesterday, and several small vessels passed through.The Sir Walter Raleigh left North Sidney Saturday evening.CHAMBLY CANAL OPEN.St.John's, Que, May 3\u2014Twenty-nine light boats arrived here yesterday morning with the steamer R.H.Cook, Capt.George Sweeney.They are for Montreal, Ottawa and various other points.The Chambly Canal opened to-day.LAST YEAR'S BUSINESS.Sault Ste.Marie, Mich., May 3.\u2014The annual report of St.Mary\u2019s Falls Canal shows that the value of the freight passing here in 1896 exceeded $195,000,000, which is an increase of $36,000,000 over last year, and the largest ever passed through the canal.The freight tonnage showed an increase of one million tons, the amount being sixteen and a half million tons.The average cost of transportation, formerly 1.14100 mills, is now 88.00 mills.The total number of vessels was 839, with a registered tonnage of 760,802*and freight tonnage of 16,227,177.The value is esli- mated at $45,000,000.During the season the American canal was open for 232 days and the Canadian 218 days, passing in all 18,615 ships.GENERAL NOTES.The Head Line S.S.Inishown Head, from St.John, N.B., on the 19th April, arrived at Belfast on the 1st inst.,, and landed her shipment of 18 horses in good urder and condition.The Donaldson Line S.S.Alcides, which sailed from St.John, N.B., on the 22nd April, arrived at , Glasgow taday and landed her shipment of live stock, 396 \u2018cattle, 226 sheep, and 97 horses in good condition, except one bullock, @ sheep and one horse, which died on the voyage.The Head Line 8.8.Malin Head, sai)- ed from Ardrossau for Montreal direct.She will load full cargo here for Dublin, being the first vessel for that port.The Bonanista on Saturday and the Louisburg on Friday left the mines in Cape Breton with loads of coal for Montreal.\u2018The Louisburg comes Dy the Straits of Canso to avoid the ice.The Beaver Line S.S.Lake Ontario sailed from Liverpool for Montreal at noon on Saturday, with 100 passengers.Until the steamer Rhoda is ready for service, the Lord Stanley is acting as mail tender at Rimouski.The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Ccmpany's steamer Hamilton will leave Toronto at 2 o\u2019clock this afterncon on ils first down trip.\u2014 MO VEMENTS OF STEAMERS.Arrived\u2014May 2 ty pes yr.v Steamer.At From St.Paul.\u2026.New York .Southampton Lucania .- New York .Liverpool Ohio.New York.Southampton Arcadia .Father Point .Hamburg Tritonia .Father Point .Glasgow La Champagne.Havre.New York WAYLAID BY TRAMPS.A St.Henri Man Robbed and Beaten Almost to Death on Satur} day Last.Antoine Ethier, 25 years of age, of 91 St.Gabriel Street, St.Henri, was taken to the Notre Dame Hospital this morning, in a critical condition from blows received in the backwoods near Monttort.To a Herald reporter Le said that he had been waylaid on the railroad track, between St.Sauveur Station and Montfort Junction, by four tramps, who nearly ! murdered him.He was coming home to St.Henri, after having been in the shanties all winter.He had drawn his pay on Saturday, and as there was no train to the city before Monday, he started on foot on the track \u2014\u2018lhese men cam ni behind him, but he paid no attention to them until suddenly they all pounced upon him and knocked him insensible.\u2018l'hey took all his money and lett him lying on the track in an unconsscious condition.if a train had passed he would have been crushed to death.How long he was there he could not tell.When he came \u2018to his senses, he was in a Mr.Charbon- neau\u2019s house at Montfort.\u2018L\u2019he latter had come along on a handcar, and finding Ethier lying in a pool of blood had taken him home.Ethier was so seriously hurt that it was decided to send him to the Notre Dame Hospital.Ralmoral Hotel, Montreal Now under new management.Leading down-town hotel.First-class accommodation and bill of fare.Terms moderate.THE WEATHER TO-DAY.Messrs.Hearn and Harrison report to- 29 follows : Standard thermomerens aus SL pu 08: maximum, 3%; minimum, 45; Sean arometer- 5 a.m., 29.71; 1 p.m., Minimum temperatures elsewhere : Calgary, #0; Edmonton.36: Prince \u2018Albert.do; Qu Appelle, 38: Winnipeg.44; Port Arthur, 36: Parry Sound.44: Toronto, 42; Uttawa, 4x; Quebec, ; Probabilities ll amer Maitax, 86.Fair to partis cloudy, with local s ; .not much change in temperature, howers; wun, the coul steamers Acadian and Tiber, | = 42 viv oys\u2019 neater or more boy-like 2246 St.VMI RNIB, hirt Waists.The latest sty.es from New Y Munroe Bros, \u2014 LCN A» ork.What could ps shirt waist.We have 290999009990 than a now a lot in stock.They are made to 1 boys and the boys\u2019 mothers, an a d they do please them, 4 + + + +0 0% Catherine Street.VSUS VS SOUS USUSSS US USA VS SSMAAU A se GRAND EXHIBITION SI AUCTIONSALR fash = Turkish Rugs, Carpets, and Palace\u2019 Strips, Oriental Embroideries, Portieres, The subscribers will sell at the store, No.1881 NOTRE DAME STREET, } THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Afternoons, May 6th & 7th.A large consignruent of TURKISH, PERSIAN and INDIAN RUGS, CARPETS and STRIPS.All fine selected goods.The collection will be on view Monday.Catalogues ready Tuesday.Sale each afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.M.HICKS & CO, } Auctioneers.AT THE ST.LUC RANGES.A Slim Attendance at the Opening Matches Owing to Weather, There was a very slim attendance at the opening of the St.Luc ranges on Saturday, but this can be accounted for when the condition of the ground is taken into consideration.Nothing whatever has been done towards repairing the ranges so as to allow the new Lee-Enfield to be used.As a result the shdoting on Saturday was confined to the Martini-Henry.Captain W.M.Andrews, 6th Fusiliers, was range officer for the day.The best score of the fifty marksmen was that of Gun.Noble, of the 2nd R.C.A., with 91, out of à possible 105.There was a sweepstake, seven shots each at 200, 50 Oand 600 yards each.This was the only thing in the way of a match, and it came off without a hitch.The result was as follows: Pts.Captain Andrews .88 Sergt.J.Drysdale.88 Pte.Mason.+++ 20 00 oo 2e .88 Sergt.Mills .22 2 20 00 ve ou ve 87 Sergt.J.XY.Clarke .v.oo .85 Pte.W.A.Smith ., .«.84 Pte.Binmore .83 Pte Norton .«v cv 40 4e .81 Pte.Holt .22 se ve vs Le + .80 Corpl.Howard .22 vv 20 00 00 20 00 TA \u2018DR.SLACK PARDONE D.Owing to Ill Health the Balance of His Sentence Was Remitted on Satur day, When He Left the Jal: Dr.G.F.Slack, of Farnham, Que., has been pardoned and was released from the Montreal gaol on Saturday.He was re ported a few days ago as being seriously ill of pneumonia, having bern confined to bed in the hospital section for some time.His health has been poor since his incur ceration, the confinement and worry prov ing too much for his constitution.He was sentenced to twenty-three months\u2019 imprisonment {or misappropriation of the funds of an estate of which Le was one ut the executors, and had several months yet to serve when clemency was extended.DO YOW SMOKE.If you want a really good cigar, one that will give you pleasure and make you forget your troubles ask for my brand.Only the best tobaccos kept in stock.Ross, 20 Chaboillez Square.(Agent tor Fortier's Cigars and Cigarettes.) A NEW MANAGER.Mr, Gould, of the Gould Bicycle Company, Brantford, who has been in the city for some days, has made an important change in the management of his ware house in this city.The new incumbent of the position is Mr.Lu Calder, one of the best known and most popular young wheelmen in the city, Mr.Calder is energetic and affable, and will certainly do his part in extending the large business which the Gould Company is already doing in Montreal.\u2019 Why do people use Manthol Cough Syrup?Because it never injures, but always cures.No More Dread of the Dental Chair.Teeth extracted by our late scientific metlod.No pain or bad results.Applied to the gums.Absolutely painless.No slecp-producing agent or cocaine.We are not competing with cheap dental establishments, but with first-class dentists at prices less than half charged by them.\u2014 Dr.A.Brosseeu, 7 St.Lawrence.+ G+ 0+ +9 +0 +00 e@e.A Daily Change.That is why the water in the Big Swim at the Laurentian is always so pure, clear and clean.50,000 gallons of pure Laurentian Vater direct from the Spring flows through it every day\u2014ALWAYS OPEN.LADIES\u2019 DAYS \u2014 Monday Morning and Wednesday Afternoon.+O OID OO +O +O \u2014 oe \u2014 LAURENTIAN BATHE, Cor.Craig and Beaudry Sty 9» \u2014.ANNUAL SPRING SALE Great Bargains In Second-Hand Panos \u20ac Oroang For Immediate Purehasers, \u2014AT\u2014 C.W.LINDSAY'S WAREROOMS, 2366 St.Catherine St, Near 60 Instruments, \u2019 Peel au A Few sample Bargains, MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN -¢ - $3 per month or $25 cash: 3 Sw.Pass.« tone and action, walnut case, ESTEY ORGAN-$52.Pay: : month or $27 cash; 6 ake 3 good tone and action, walnut case MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN\u2014$w, able $3 per month, $30 cash ; 2 Hanes stops, 5 octaves, very ; * 8 stop S, Very powerful, rp MUDGE & YARMOUTH ORGAN.t- Payable $2.50 per month or £5 at oct © \u2019 Stops, powerful tune, Bd BELL ORGAN\u2014$6U.Payable §: or $50 cash; 5 octaves, 9 Stops eh mon swells, rich tone, good uc \"and bie top walnut case, ë \u201cCLIN, aud ut DOHERTY ORGAN $65.Payab : month or $33 \u2018cash; 12 ston ab 2 kuee swells, very powerful tone, baud some high top walnut case.' DOMINION ORGAN -$U35.claves, go Ire .LCP Payabie $3 month or $55 cash; G octuv ph: rich, powerful tone.ves, stop, P.ANGCS, CABLE & SON'S PIANO.§73.Puys: à $4 per month or $60 cash; T wctay frame, good tone and action.ven five MARSHALL & WENDELL PIANU-41; Payable $4 per month or $110 cash FT octaves, every modern improvement tick tone and good action.\u2019 MCRRIS UPRIGHT\u2014$190.Payabl per month or $175 cash: 7 13 etary every modern improvement, almost new, handsome oak, fully warrauted.! 3 HEINTZMAN UPRIGHT PIANOS.-87: 250 ud $300., Parable $8 monthly, dis coun or cas each instr count Jor , rument fully CHICKERING & SON'S UPRIGHT PIANO 300, on able $8 per mont or $270 cask: i 1- ves, every modern iniproveme fully warranted.provemeiy 60 instruments to select from.Cal : and secure a bargain, all early C.W.LINDSAY, 2366 St.Catherine St, near Peel st, Correspondence soficited from intend! ¢ customers residing in avy part of tue l'e miuion.\u2014_ re THE LAURENTIDE PULP COMPANY, Ltd NOTICE.Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of The Laurentlde Pulp Company\u201d (Limited Will be held at the Office of the Company, 18 St.Alexis Street.on the fiteenth Jay of May, 1897, at 11 o'clock in the forenees, To consider, and if deemed advisable, npprove a by-law Inereasing the Capital Stock of the Company from $500.60 tu FOUOUOU.OU, said Increase to be divided I: six thousand shares of $100.00 euch.By order, JOHN PI.RILEY.Secretury.Montreal, 30th April, 1897.° BETTS\u2019 CAFE, 212 St.James Street.(1 Doors west of St.Peter Stre:! WE SERVE A Full Course Dinner ro 25¢ From 11.30 a.m.until 3.00 p.m.Beats anything in the city.Try it.by purchasing tickets.Breakfast and Supper a la Carte.Discoua N otice of Removal The Shedden Cu.(L'td.) will remove tt * Head Offices to 1812 Notre Dame Street.corner of St.Helen Street, on Mondus.10th inst dre Notice to Consignees- Hamburg American Packet Uo.'s S.S.47 cadia, Martens, Master, from Hamburg à Antwerp, is entered at Customs.*! signees will please pass thelr entries w.( \u2014Do you want Ju out delay.Bicycle Repaired ss TO BICYCLIST made as good as mew at a reasonable pric If so, leave it at George Payne es smith and Skate Maker, 346 St.as Street.Now is the time, thé 0e \u2014 eter -rRh * ROVINCE OF QUEBEC, DISTRY, of Montreal, Ruperlur LORI feta A.Gagnon Ylalutiff, vers .< Defendant, On the 12th day of Mas.| .at nine of the clock in the fon .the domicile of sald Defendant, | = Royal Street, In the City of Mont oe be sold by authority of Justion uns goods and chattels of the sald o i seized In this cause, consistiuë \u201c J: hold furniture.Conditions cab js Dansereuu, B.3.C., Montreal.Muy ?, 2 2e = resided ue api Le a .4 2 > \u2018 134 STEVENSON At the fami Bankside, near Agincourt, oul.ot inst, Isabella Stevenson, dats ce late William Clarke, Esq.year of her ~~ Plate Glass Insuranc et Lloyd's Insurance Co.or New York.madian gosersa Deposits with Cerin Ginse SC one Breakage Issued for Years LOWEST RATES MARINE INSURANCE of pavers?Lise of Best Ese god \u2014_ PRITISH AND FOREIGN - RELIANCE INE RY > N MA .ees ee O° ee BOSTON aes ers granted open PY.eh har 8 rain and provision oxP of cover to any part of the world.Gr O00 +P +O IP IPIPIP IP IPP IOP?@w\u2026.e.(Aa 22 22 Gr OrO +O +P) O+O+0+ 0+ $ EDWARD L.B Gen.A | at Bi \u2014 em A absà 20 3n 30 St Framcois 38 Bu from guar; Th v.des se ihe been com can the « era to mm ti pun {und term that toge: Int æ c\u2026 4; Pp % te À \u201cor sers agypoores «?- \u201d "]